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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick

Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The last thing Pasika Bagerimana remembers before her sons died were their cries of hunger. But the 25-year-old mother had nothing to feed them.

“'Mom, I need to eat. Can you give me food?'” they pleaded with her. Daniel, 2, and Bonane, 5, died just weeks apart in July after fleeing violence in their village in eastern Congo between M23 rebels and government forces.

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