Dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, depuis l'an dernier, le phénomène des kidnappings est en plein essor. L'organisation de défense des droits de l'homme Human Rights Watch avait parlé en 2015 d'au moins 175 personnes enlevées, pour l'essentiel dans le Rutshuru, avec demande de rançon...

En RDC, les évêques se disent inquiets de la situation politique actuelle. Ils l'ont fait savoir dans une déclaration lue ce lundi 27 juin à Kinshasa, à l'issue de la 53e réunion de la Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo (Cenco). « Cette situation inquiétante qui risque de plonger le pays da...

The population of South Sudanese refugees in the region could pass the 1 million mark this year if cross-border displacement trends continue, according to Ann Encontre, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the South Sudan situation. Launching the revised appeal of USD 701 million in Nairobi today, ...

Nearly 3,000 people fleeing the latest flare-up in South Sudan crossed into Uganda over the weekend and more are expected while tension remains high in the region, the UN refugee agency said today. On Friday and Saturday, 1,326 South Sudanese entered Uganda and a further 1,633 on Sunday. This bro...

housands of people continue to flee uncertainty and fighting in South Sudan. Since fighting erupted on July 7 between forces loyal to President Kiir and First Vice President Machar, 26,468 people have crossed into Uganda’s northern region, including 24,321 in the previous six days alone. The influx ...

Fighting in South Sudan that broke out on 8 July between rival factions loyal to Salva Kiir and Riek Machar has to date forced 37,491 people to flee the country to Uganda. To put this in context: In the past three weeks there have been more refugee arrivals in Uganda than in the entire first six mon...

Over 26,000 South Sudanese refugees displaced by violence crossed the border into Uganda this month, reported the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday. "Since fighting erupted on July 7 … 26,468 people have crossed into Uganda's northern region," UN refugee agency spokesman Andreas Nee...

An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelt...

Bijou Ngunzoni Fatuma, 42, is a refugee from Central African Republic living in Boyabu camp in Equateur, province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her torment began on the 6th May 2013 when her husband and his second wife were assassinated. “My neighbor came running to tell me that my husband an...

Baudouin Yengo, 14, is a young Congolese who returned to Libenge in Equateur Province, northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Baudouin and his family have spent 4 years at Batalimo refugee camp in the Central African Republic. “I know that we fled Libenge because there was something wr...