In the DRC, the guns continue to speak north of the city of Goma. The Congolese soldiers are still facing the M23 rebels, causing population movements. For several days now, the fighting has been concentrated in particular north of the city of Goma.
Although the fighting continued for part of the day, there was no change in the positions. In northern Rutshuru, the situation in Mabenga is stable. To the west, there are still uncertainties about the fate of Tongo, on the other side of Virunga Park.
Finally, about twenty kilometers north of Goma, the Congolese soldiers are still facing the M23 in Kibumba, the last security lock before the provincial capital. ” The FARDC behave very well on the ground of operations and contain the enemy “Said the military governor of North Kivu this evening, calling on the population to remain calm in the face of rumours.
He refers to a movement of panic which took hold of the camp for displaced persons of Kanyiaruchinia, at the entrance to Goma, this afternoon. Many of the families who had taken refuge there fled, fearing intrusions by the M23. This was just before the arrival of the former Kenyan president and facilitator of the East African community. Uhuru Kenyatta who spoke of a humanitarian disaster.
The displaced people have therefore taken the road to Goma, their last refuge, according to a civil society official who confides a little disappointed: “ Afterwards, I don’t know where we can go. »