Fleeing DR Congo, thousands of Congolese refugees stream into Uganda
10 December 2022 |
5:50 am
In eastern DR Congo, fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army has already forced 400,000 people to flee. Since March, more than 100,000 civilians have found refuge in Uganda. Hundreds of families arrive every week in the country, which is already home to 1.5 million refugees.
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