Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Escaping the M23 Conflict Face New Hardships in Burundi

The armed conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where its army faces the M-23 guerrillas supported by Rwanda, has multiplied the number of children living in the streets.Many of them began their journey in refugee camps and, finally, have ended up in large cities such as the capital, Kinshasa, with about 20 million inhabitants.The country is about 100 million and occupies four times the size of Spain.With a possible…

Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Escaping the M23 Conflict Face New Hardships in Burundi

Cibitoke, Burundi -- "There are children alone wandering here and there, and there are also people who are visibly psychologically affected by the crisis."