Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections

by Press Room


Nearly seven million people are currently displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where renewed conflict with rebels from the March 23rd Movement (M23) is raging – a record high even in a country that has suffered decades of violence.

The grim announcement by the International Organization for Migration comes ahead of the DRC’s presidential election this month, as incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi squares off against some 20 opposition candidates.

Participating will be a challenge for people uprooted from their homes and living without access to basic services, or…



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