Fighting Sends DR Congo Families Fleeing

Author:
AlJazeeraEnglish
Publisher:
AlJazeeraEnglish
Publication Date:
10 July 2012
Tags:
Congo-Kinshasa, Conflict, Peace and Security, Refugees and Displacement

The United Nations says 200,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes to escape the fighting between government soldiers and rebels. Many are now living in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.
Malcolm Webb travelled to the Kisoro district in south-West Uganda where he followed one family's search for safety.

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