Around 100,000 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following a string of recent attacks, and fighting between M23 rebels and government forces, according to the United Nations. The U.N. accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels, a claim Rwanda denies.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says at least 800,000 people have been forced to flee the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 12 months. Many are living in refugee camps in the DRC and in neighboring countries."Coming here to Goma was the only option because the M23 rebels control all the other territories. Life is hard here. We need help," Ndagije told Agence France-Presse.
"We are all listening, hoping that clear instructions, clear messages, will be sent to Rwanda and to the M23 so that on the 31 at the latest, our territory can be liberated," Mutushayi told reporters March 12. However, Rwanda has denied supporting M23 rebels and accuses Kinshasa of supporting Hutu rebels. At a March 1 news conference in Kigali, Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused his critics of ignoring history.
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