Sexual violence victims in DR Congo in need of help, protection

STORY: Sexual violence victims in DR Congo in need of help, protection DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shelter camps in Goma, DRC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JUSTINE MBURANO, Sexual violence victim 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): RASMAN KABORE, Doctors Without Borders coordinator in Goma 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): DESANGE MAYENGA, Head of gender issue within FDAPID STORYLINE: Refuge-seeking women in shelters on the outskirts of Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are under the shadow of gender-based violence (GBV), as many victims said that they are having a hard time recovering from GBV-related trauma. Since the beginning of 2023, more than one and a half million people have been forcibly displaced in the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, the three conflict-plagued provinces, bringing the total number of displaced persons in the country to more than 5.8 million. Women represent 51 percent of the dis

New Ebola case reported in DR Congo, linked to previous outbreak

STORY: New Ebola case reported in DR Congo, linked to previous outbreak DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beni, NE DR Congo 2. various of the press conference held in Beni, NE DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MICHEL TOSALISANA, Chief Medical Officer of the Beni Health Zone 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): NARCISSE MUTEBA KASHALE, Mayor of the city of Beni STORYLINE: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in the northeastern North Kivu Province, the health ministry said in a statement. The African country registered a new Ebola case on Aug. 17 in the province's Beni health zone in a 46-year-old female who was admitted to the Beni General Hospital in late July and died on Aug. 15 in the intensive care unit, the ministry said. Sequencing tests suggest the case is genetically linked to the large outbreak in 2018-2020 that was centered in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, it said. During t

Survivors of violence battling trauma in IDP camps across DRC's Ituri

STORY: Survivors of violence battling trauma in IDP camps across DRC's Ituri DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:17 LOCATION: ITURI, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the IDP camp in the Djugu territory, NE DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) BAMBU AMONA, Asylum-seeker STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people, all survivors of bloodshed and militia attacks, are battling trauma and weaving life in camps for internally displaced people (IDP) in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following decades-long conflicts. For decades, tensions and conflicts have been running high in this part of the country, where hundreds of thousands of people had no choice but to flee their homes and take refuge in IDP camps scattered across Ituri. According to a report released Monday by the United Nations, some 1.9 million people are displaced within Ituri, accounting for one-third of all people displaced in this central African country. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) B

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

(220329) -- BUNIA, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 17, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people, all survivors of bloodshed and militia attacks, are battling trauma and weaving life in camps for IDP in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following decades-long conflicts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of violence battling trauma in IDP camps across DRC's Ituri" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

(220329) -- BUNIA, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people, all survivors of bloodshed and militia attacks, are battling trauma and weaving life in camps for IDP in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following decades-long conflicts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of violence battling trauma in IDP camps across DRC's Ituri" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDP CAMP

(220329) -- BUNIA, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 17, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people, all survivors of bloodshed and militia attacks, are battling trauma and weaving life in camps for IDP in Ituri, a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following decades-long conflicts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Survivors of violence battling trauma in IDP camps across DRC's Ituri" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

(220328) -- ITURI, March 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a view of a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite all the challenges, peace and state authority will be restored in Ituri, a violence-laden province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reassured Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya, Ituri's military governor, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Interview: Efforts to restore peace, state authority in Ituri to continue: DR Congo military governor" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

(220328) -- ITURI, March 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child is seen in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 17, 2022. Despite all the challenges, peace and state authority will be restored in Ituri, a violence-laden province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reassured Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya, Ituri's military governor, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Interview: Efforts to restore peace, state authority in Ituri to continue: DR Congo military governor" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

(220328) -- ITURI, March 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A refugee washes clothes in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 17, 2022. Despite all the challenges, peace and state authority will be restored in Ituri, a violence-laden province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reassured Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya, Ituri's military governor, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Interview: Efforts to restore peace, state authority in Ituri to continue: DR Congo military governor" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

DR CONGO-ITURI-IDPS CAMP

(220328) -- ITURI, March 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children are seen in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 17, 2022. Despite all the challenges, peace and state authority will be restored in Ituri, a violence-laden province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reassured Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya, Ituri's military governor, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. TO GO WITH "Interview: Efforts to restore peace, state authority in Ituri to continue: DR Congo military governor" (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)