Tents used to isolate Ebola patients at Rwampara hospital, in the northeastern Ituri province at the outbreak’s epicentre, were torched in the riot on Thursday, which ended swiftly after the army stepped in. Only the tents’ charred husks remain.
Juhudi za kudhibiti mlipuko huu, ambao Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) limetangaza kuwa dharura ya kimataifa, zimekwamishwa na mizozo ya muda mrefu mashariki mwa DRC, ikiwemo mapigano kati ya jeshi la serikali na waasi wa M23.
Basing its findings on the testimonies of 71 people collected between October and February, Amnesty said that the ADF attacked civilians to steal vital supplies, including food and medicines, as well as “in retaliation for military operations”.
Around 266 million people in 47 countries or territories experienced high levels of acute food insecurity last year, nearly double the share recorded in 2016.
Timu ya taifa ya mchezo wa soka ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, imefuzu kwenye fainali ya kombe la dunia, kwa mara ya kwanza, baada ya miaka 52, baada ya kuifunga Jamaica bao 1-0.
Around one million Goma residents were holed up in their homes on January 26, 2025, when the Congolese army and its allies were forced to pull out of the provincial capital.
Around 10 bodies were collected from the streets between Wednesday and Thursday, according to local sources and witnesses.
The M23’s assault comes less than a year after the anti-government armed group seized control of Goma and Bukavu, two key provincial capitals in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been plagued by conflict for three decades.
Kabila, who has been outside the DRC for two years, is also accused of having plotted to overthrow President Felix Tshisekedi and charges including homicide, torture and rape linked to the M23 group.
A peace agreement reached in June aimed to end decades of conflict in eastern Congo. It was overseen by Washington which has sought to increase its access to the region’s vast mineral wealth.
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