The United Nations, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says about 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia.
Its Office in Congo tweeted that over Around 2,500 people arrived in Uganda from the Congo since the latest outbreak of violence on Thursday between M23 rebel forces and the Congolese army in Rutshuru near the border with Uganda and Rwanda.
The UN also added that since March, the clashes have displaced at least 186,000 people, bringing the total number of displaced people in Rutshuru territory to over 396,000.
It was gathered that the M23 movement, which had been defeated in 2013 by the Congolese army, consists of former soldiers of the Congolese army who split off in 2012 and formed a rebel group.
According to the United States, around 130 armed rebel groups vying for control of Congolese’s vast natural wealth, which includes copper, cobalt, gold, and diamonds.
