...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
's conflict-driven hunger crisis is worsening as violence in the eastern province’s surges, forcing families to flee once again.
More and more people are arriving at overcrowded camps where there is a lack of food, sanitation and shelter.
Just since February, 230,000 people have been displaced to Goma by the M23 conflict bringing the total estimated displaced population to almost a million people around the city - almost double what it was four months ago.
Eastern Congo has been riddled by conflict for decades, linked to more than 120 gangs fighting for land and power and in some cases, protecting their communities.
The government said the violence in the east has plagued the country with recurrent conflict and resulted in a surge of attacks that have spread terror among the communities.
In recent years, the M23 rebel group — the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda — has continued to attack villages, forcing many to flee to Goma, the region’s largest city.
M23 has laid siege to several communities with about half of North Kivu province under its control.