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The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals and an NGO.
As a result of the soaring costs and worsening displacement crisis, basic nutrition is out of reach for many, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city could be pushed into severe hunger, according to anti-poverty NGO ActionAid.
Collecting data from three Goma markets – Virunga, Lenine and Kituku – the organisation’s staff reported price hikes on some food items, including…
