US EditionCongo-Kinshasa: New Wave of Violence in Ituri DR Congo Further Risks Civilian Lives
- Since the beginning of 2025, violence in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced approximately 100,000 people, according to a UN report, with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières witnessing a surge in atrocities.
- This recent escalation follows decades of ongoing violence, leading to devastating consequences for civilians, particularly women and children, and leaving 43% of the population in Ituri facing chronic food insecurity.
- In January and February 2025, attacks in Djugu territory by armed groups intensified, resulting in over 200 deaths and dozens of injuries, with MSF medical teams treating victims, including children as young as four and pregnant women, for machete and gunshot wounds.
- Alira Halidou, MSF head of mission in DRC, stated, "These most recent attacks follow decades of violence and its devastating consequences for civilians, including women and children in Ituri," highlighting the critical need for safe access to healthcare and freedom from risking lives for basic necessities.
- The escalating violence has severely impacted healthcare access, forcing the Fataki general hospital to suspend operations in mid-March due to armed group threats, and contributing to the destruction of nearly 50% of healthcare centers in the Drodro health zone, leaving thousands without medical care, and prompting one doctor to risk their life to perform necessary procedures, stating, "It was dangerous, and I was risking my life, but we didn't have a choice.
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Eastern DRC: MSF's new report denounces the resurgence of atrocities in the region
"Risk your life to survive" is the title of a report published this Tuesday by Médecins sans frontières on the security situation in the province of Ituri, in the DRC. It is a province located in the east of the country, plagued by a cycle of community violence since 2017 to which is added the action of armed groups. The aim of the organization is to focus on this situation and to denounce the resurgence of atrocities in the region.
Congo-Kinshasa: New Wave of Violence in Ituri DR Congo Further Risks Civilian Lives
Press Release - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, where our medical teams are providing care for civilians with horrific injuries. In a new report released today, Risking Their Lives to Survive, MSF underscores the extreme needs of many communities endangered by recent attacks, increased displacement, and reduced humanitarian aid.
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