People from the Masisi territory sit in a temporary hangar at the Bulengo displaced persons camp, near Goma, North-Kivu province, on January 15, 2025. Fighting between the Congolese army and M23 fighters has caused a massive new wave of displacement, with the UN reporting last week that more than 100,000 people had fled their homes. Nearly 2,500 people arrived at the Bulengo displaced persons camp near Goma in recent days, official Mahoro Faustin told AFP. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
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More than 100,000 have fled DR Congo violence
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The violence in eastern DR Congo has forced more than 100,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries in just months, the United Nations said on Friday.
“In less than three months, the number of Congolese fleeing to neighbouring countries has surged to over 100,000,” a spokeswoman for the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR said.
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Their advance has driven the Congolese army out of much of North and South Kivu provinces and has raised fears of a wider regional war.
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The UN agency said on Friday that many of those displaced by the violence were doing so again in a region scarred by decades of conflict and violence.
“In and around the city of Goma in North Kivu, sites that were previously home to 400,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have all been destroyed, leaving families stranded without shelter or protection,” it said.
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“Due to funding cuts, humanitarian partners are struggling to rebuild shelters, leaving displaced people with few options for survival,” it said.
