Pope Francis is still adjusting to a life that Mitemberezi has long accepted

Paul Mitemberezi, a market vendor who has been disabled since he was 3 because of polio, leaves his house for the North Kivu Paralympic League, in Goma

‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope

Aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped

Congolese troops patrolling the village of Mwenda earlier this year. The village lies in an area that is notorious for attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)

11 children abducted by presumed Islamist militants in DR Congo

Some victims hacked to death, others shot, says official

The bodies were discovered after a search for missing people in a nearby forest

19 civilians killed in suspected rebel attack in Dem. Rep. of Congo

The circumstances of this brutal attack are still unclear and no effort will be spared to shed light on what happened

The Italian ambassador, Luca Attanasio, 43, was hit in the abdomen and died several hours later at the U.N. hospital in the regional capital Goma

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy

Luca Attanasio died of his wounds after a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy came under fire near Goma

Attanasio's death was confirmed in Rome by the Italian foreign ministry, which also said an Italian policeman died

‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope

11 children abducted by presumed Islamist militants in DR Congo

19 civilians killed in suspected rebel attack in Dem. Rep. of Congo

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy

Italian ambassador killed in DR Congo attack

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‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope

11 children abducted by presumed Islamist militants in DR Congo

19 civilians killed in suspected rebel attack in Dem. Rep. of Congo

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy

Italian ambassador killed in DR Congo attack