A worrying increase in gunshot wounds was recorded around Goma, the capital of North Kivu and in the hinterland, during the months of October and November 2023. Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) reported the transfer of At least 70 people injured from Kanyaruchinya to central Goma during this period, most of them civilians.
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With our correspondent in Kinshasa,Patient Ligodi
These figures demonstrate an increase in violence, including against civilians. According to MSF, these injured people were victims of shootings resulting from clashes between different armed groups. The seriously injured are transported to Ndosho and Keshero hospitals to receive treatment.
This alarming trend is not only limited to Goma. In Rutshuru territory, 66 cases were recorded from October 22 to November 8 in Bambo. In the Masisi region, more than 400 cases of gunshot and bladed weapon injuries have been recorded this year in Mweso, including more than 100 in the month of October alone.
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This area was recently recaptured by the M23 rebels since November 23. Despite diplomatic efforts, notably from the United States and France, tension remains palpable in the region.
For his part, Félix Tshisekedi recently chaired the official signing ceremony of the Agreement on the Status of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Force, which should soon be deployed in eastern DRC .
At the same time, the country is insisting on the departure, planned for December, of the force from the East African Community (EAC).
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