Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Violence Displaces Thousands As Cholera Outbreak Worsens

Cholera outbreak intensifies amidst violence in the DRC

The southern province of Tanganyika is grappling with a rapidly escalating cholera outbreak that poses a serious threat to thousands.

Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Violence Displaces Thousands As Cholera Outbreak Worsens

Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.

At a press briefing on Friday at the organization's headquarters in New York, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, expressed concern about the ongoing instability and the increasingly acute humanitarian crisis in the DRC. "The situation in the east of the country remains critical, particularly in the Ituri provinces [...]

‘Shame’ on world leaders for neglect of displaced civilians in DRC, says aid chief

US and Europe criticised by head of Norwegian Refugee Council for ‘neglect’ of people living ‘subhuman’ existence World leaders should be ashamed of their neglect of people whose lives were “hanging by a thread” at a time of surging violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the international charity leader Jan Egeland has said.In a stinging attack on aid cuts and the “nationalistic winds” blowing across Europe and the US, the Norwe…

DR Congo: Armed violence displaces thousands as cholera outbreak worsens

Intense clashes between local armed groups and M23 rebels were reported on Thursday in the town of Masisi Centre in North Kivu. Preliminary reports from partners on the ground indicate at least two civilian fatalities and multiple injuries, with several wounded evacuated to Masisi General Hospital. Meanwhile, many civilians remain confined to their homes due […]