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The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption.

(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) People wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces arrive at the Cbeca Ndosho hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...

Volunteers were recovering bodies from a prison in eastern Congo's Goma on Monday after clashes between rebels and the Congolese army resulted in a prison break. David Doyle has more.

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