02 February 2017

DRC: Displacement in Kasai and Kasai-Central

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Since August 2016, armed clashes have taken place in Kasai and Kasai-Central. Fighting intensified in mid-December. As of mid-January, over 600 deaths have been reported. 216,000 people have been displaced by fighting in the region since August 2016. The majority of these people have reportedly fled to villages in Kasai Oriental and nearby forests. 

Displacement