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Violence in Congo Forces Families To Run Fighting has worsened once again over the last few months in North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As a result, people are being killed or injured, and thousands of families...

Violence in Congo Forces Families To Run

Fighting has worsened once again over the last few months in North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As a result, people are being killed or injured, and thousands of families are on the move seeking safety.

Since April, MSF has treated more than 200 patients who were wounded as a direct result of clashes between armed actors in the region. Teams are also supporting two health centers and treating patients for malnutrition.

Photo by Emily Lynch/MSF

The population of the Kivu provinces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is fighting to survive, not only against the bullets flying in the latest peak of this long-running conflict but also against the vacuum of infrastructure and health...

The population of the Kivu provinces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is fighting to survive, not only against the bullets flying in the latest peak of this long-running conflict but also against the vacuum of infrastructure and health resources. Thousands of families have sought safe shelter in the lakeside towns of Minova and Kalungu in South Kivu.

Photo: © Emily Lynch/MSF

We are extremely concerned about the fate of civilians in this area—normal people who have nothing to do with the conflict and who bear the brunt of a recent increase in violence and insecurity in this part of eastern DRC.
Annemarie Loof, MSF head of mission in South Kivu, on the multiple instances of mass rape that occurred between January 19 and 21 in South Kivu Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Learn more.