In eastern DR Congo, thousands have fled violence to camps in the remote mountain forests where they battle cholera, hunger and misery in a forgotten humanitarian disaster. Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has long struggled with violence from several militia groups, a legacy of the 1990s Congo wars that dragged in neighbouring Uganda and Rwanda. "I fled my village after clashes broke out," said Gentille, a 26-year-old Hutu Congolese. Many people died because clashes broke out in the middle of the village, very early one morning." But militia violence and ethnic clashes still undermine the security of populations in the east.

Source: Punch January 24, 2020 23:13 UTC