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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Djaffar Al Katanty

History repeats in Congo for families fleeing rebel violence

Paskazia Kimanuka 58, sits with her children outside their makeshift shelter at the Kanyaruchinya camp for the internally displaced people near Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti

When Paskazia Kimanuka heard gunfire near her home in eastern Congo in early November, she knew what to do. Grabbing just a few possessions, the 58-year-old widow set off on foot with her six grandchildren - the third time M23 rebels attacks have forced her to flee.

Walking through the night, Kimanuka had to carry the smaller children as they trudged 57 km (35 miles) to a displaced people's camp outside the regional capital Goma - a familiar place of relative safety from fighting surges this year that have displaced over a quarter of a million people.

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