Ahead of DR Congo polls, people in volatile east feel abandoned
Women gather on a hill in the Rusayo IDP camp, home to tens of thousands of war-displaced people, on the outskirts of Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on October 2, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The squalid displacement camps near the city of Goma in Eastern DR Congo stand as a testament to the government's struggle to solve insecurity, a key issue ahead of elections later this month.
In the conflict-torn east of the impoverished but mineral-rich nation, many feel abandoned.
