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I salute the bravery of the many who rescued those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these times of hardship and uncertainty, let us stand together and be confident in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all of our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denis Mukwege<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To my dear brothers and sisters, inhabitants of Goma, While the province of North Kivu mourns its dead almost daily, victims of recurrent massacres in Beni, here is a part of Goma, the province&#8217;s capital, suffering the devastation of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. 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