Clinton Concerned About Deaths, Rape in East Congo - Reuters

Date: 
Aug 11, 2009
Author: 
Sue Pleming

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday more must be done to protect civilians from violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is fighting a string of conflicts.

Clinton spoke in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province which aid groups say is the most dangerous place on earth for women and children, where she planned to meet President Joseph Kabila and U.N. peacekeepers.

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