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Over 900 people were killed in the last two weeks in the eastern city of Goma of the Democratic Republic of Congo amid fighting between M23 rebels and the government forces, the World Health Organization said.
In a statement late Monday, the UN health agency said that around 2,880 injured people were admitted to various health facilities in the city of Goma since Jan. 26.
The WHO has also cautioned about the heightened risk of mpox, cholera, and measles spreading as displaced people struggle to access medical care.
The Alliance Fleuve Congo, a rebel alliance in the eastern Congo, which includes M23 rebels, Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire starting Feb. 4.
The M23 rebels, which recently intensified attacks in the eastern Congo, claimed control over Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province.
Kinshasa has vowed to reclaim Goma while blaming Rwanda for sending troops to the embattled city in support of M23 rebels.
Kigali has denied supporting the group.
Congolese, Rwandan presidents to attend 2-day summit
Congolese and Rwandan presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, respectively, the two main leaders in the escalating conflict in eastern Congo, will attend an extraordinary summit in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam to address the armed conflict, Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Monday.
Earlier, Congolese officials declined to engage with Kagame during an East African Community summit, citing allegations that Rwanda supports M23 rebels.
The extraordinary summit, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, will bring together heads of state from the 6-member East African Community (EAC) and the 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) to discuss regional security and diplomatic interventions.
The meeting follows an agreement reached by SADC Chairperson and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as well as EAC Chairperson and Kenyan President William Ruto.
“President Samia Suluhu Hassan has graciously agreed to host the summit to deliberate on the situation in Eastern DRC,” Ruto said in a statement released by the presidency.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is also expected to attend, as are Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
source:DEATH TOLL FROM VIOLENCE IN DR CONGO’S GOMA CITY CLIMBS TO 900: WHO
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