At least 30 people are reported to have been killed amid conflict between the Hema and Lendu ethnic groups. Many villages have been burned to the ground in Ituri’s Djugu territory, according to initial information by UNHCR monitors in the affected areas. AdvertisementNow, UNHCR offices on both sides of the border are once more on high alert. Initial reports put the number of internally displaced in the thousands. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2018 12:33 UTC