Shades of the past as people flee fighting in Congo's Kivu provinces
After three years of tentative peace in the restive
Kivu provinces in eastern Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), people
are once again on the move. Violence has flared between a group
of recidivist rebels and the national army, sending thousands fleeing
to camps within the country and over the border to Rwanda and Uganda.
Former fighters of the National Congress for the
Defence of the People (CNDP) mutinied in April, having been
integrated into the army in March 2009. They have since moved from
the old CNDP heartland of Masisi towards the borders with Rwanda and
Uganda, driving a wave of terrified people ahead of them. Officials
estimate that more than 40,000 people have been displaced
by the fighting, with more than 8,000 heading for Rwanda.
Read more : http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/18/fighting-congo-kivu-provinces?INTCMP=SRCH
A. Cuvelier
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