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Humanitarian suffering set to worsen across eastern Congo following fall of Goma

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As the M23 armed group fights to take control of yet more territory in eastern DRC, and a multitude of other armed groups terrorize communities, there is a risk of complete collapse of state authority and worsening humanitarian crisis.

Fighting in Goma the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as some 25 armed groups control much of region

As the M23 armed group fights to take control of yet more territory in eastern DRC, and a multitud

People are living in chaotic conditions. There are real fears that cholera and other fatal water-borne diseases could spread.
Tariq Riebl
Oxfam Humanitarian Coordinator

Notes to Editors

There are eight major armed groups operating across North and South Kivu: ADF-NALU, FDLR, M23, Mai Mai Nyatura, Mai Mai Yakutumba, Raia Mutomboki, Sheka, UPCP, plus other Mai Mai groups and numerous other self defence groups and other armed actors of a smaller scale.

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