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UN warns 27 million face hunger in DR Congo

Passengers aboard a whaling boat preparing to leave the port of Mbandaka, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 2, 2025. [AFP]

Millions of people are facing hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo as foreign aid evaporates, the United Nations said Thursday, warning the crisis risked triggering region-wide instability.

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