More than 44 000 people have fled ethnic violence in the western DRC to seek refuge in the Republic of Congo, aid workers said on Monday.

At least 100 people have been killed in inter-ethnic clashes in north-western DRC that caused 25 000 civilians to flee, the UN said on Wednesday.

Armed villagers killed at least 47 policemen trying to intervene in ethnic clashes in northern DRC, UN-sponsored radio reported on Friday.

from ethnic unrest in north-western China’s Urumqi city on July 5 has risen by eight to 192, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.