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At the end of the day, traders in Butembo get ready to hit the road in this large commercial city in the eastern Democratic ...

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. Staples prices have jumped. Now residents are finding themselves ...

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Congolese francs and US dollars are scarce. Kinshasa continues to pay the salaries of teachers and doctors in these areas, but like any local with a bank account, they struggle to access their funds.