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Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover

A roadside vegetable seller rests with her hands covering her face on February 1, 2025 in Goma, the DRC [Jospin Mwisha/AFP]

The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals and an NGO.

As a result of the soaring costs and worsening displacement crisis, basic nutrition is out of reach for many, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city could be pushed into severe hunger, according to anti-poverty NGO ActionAid.

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