Former Kenyan president visits key DR Congo city to mediate rebel violence

STORY: Former Kenyan president visits key DR Congo city to mediate rebel violence DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Uhuru Kenyatta arriving at Goma, NE DR Congo 2. various of the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp, NE DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): MUGARUKA UWEMEYE, Displaced person in the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): MEZALI ABARUGIRA, Displaced person in the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): UHURU KENYATTA, Former Kenyan President STORYLINE: Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Tuesday in Goma, a major city located in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) have been fighting for several months the rebels of the March 23 movement (M23). Uhuru Kenyatta, a mediator for the seven-nation East African Community (EAC), visited Kanyaruchinya displacement camp, where about 80,000 people are currently seeking refuge. Due to

Civilians seeking refuge after heavy fighting in NE DR Congo

STORY: Civilians seeking refuge after heavy fighting in NE DR Congo DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. civilians seeking refuge 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SAFARI CIZA, Refuge-seeker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): CLAUDINE UWEMEYE, Refuge-seeker 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FAUSTIN NZABAYO, Local civil society leader STORYLINE: Tensions have been on the rise with days of heavy fighting between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in the northeastern province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In Munigi, a zone near Goma, capital of the North Kivu, hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge after fleeing fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the neighboring townships. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SAFARI CIZA, Refuge-seeker "We have nowhere to rest. Just look where we spend all night with the family. We are completely abandoned and we don't know what to do. We ask our government to help us even with water, food, a