The situation in Congo is not getting any better. Last month Dr Denis Mukwege expressed his concerns regarding the recent events in the country, and the latest report by The Sentry confirmed the critical situation. You can read more in our article on this page (in French).
During her recent visit with displaced women and children in Congo, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was moved to tears, according to CNN:
The displaced people in the DRC need to be heard. Here is one of their stories: https://t.co/Cxs15cJgQ3
— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@AmbNikkiHaley) October 27, 2017
CNN writes :
Haley made an emotional visit to the Mungote camp, where she heard harrowing stories of women suffering sexual violence, early marriage and giving birth in the camps in unsanitary conditions. Haley met Angelique — a single mother of seven children, who broke down as she told Haley about how she had been raped repeatedly. “It’s hard for her when she sits in the kitchen with her seven children because they watched her getting raped,” Haley said. Angelique’s husband left her because he could not handle the stigma.
Nikki Haley key statement in Congo: “Every day we don’t have elections in this country someone dies” #DRC #RDC https://t.co/qxW0Z4FKjc
— Sasha Lezhnev (@SashaLezh) October 27, 2017
The Enough Project published an article on Haley’s visit to Congo and South Sudan, you can read it here.
Congo has been beset by violence from armed groups in the country and the UN says nearly 4.5 million Congolese have been forced to flee their homes. Most of them are displaced inside the country at camps like Mungote.
As a reminder, Congolese President Joseph Kabila is refusing to step down from power and is trying to change the constitution to complete a third term…
