Tens of thousands of people uprooted by militia violence in central Congo - U.N.


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Jan 2017

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tens of thousands of people in the central Democratic Republic of Congo have been uprooted in recent months by spiralling violence between a militia group and government security forces, the United Nations said on Monday.

More than 100,000 people across the provinces of Kasaï, Kasaï Central and Kasaï Oriental have fled their homes since August due to fighting between government forces and militia group Kamuina Nsapu, according to two U.N. agencies.

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