Thousands Flee Ethnic Violence in DR Congo's Ituri Province
The Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri Province have been in conflict over land since 1999. The latest has forced more than 300,000 people to flee for their lives, according to the United Nations.
The General Hospital site in Bunia (file photo).
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A visiting team from UNHCR team reports 'barbaric violence' and enormous humanitarian challenges in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo province of Ituri, bordering ... Read more »
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UN peacekeepers say they found mass graves in Ituri province, where a recent surge in violence left towns and villages in ruins and more than 260 people dead. Read more »