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The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says a series of attacks by armed groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have displaced nearly 20,000 in recent months.
The attacks were carried out in North Kivu province where dozens of armed groups have been terrorising communities for decades.
Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...
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