DR Congo civilians flee to Uganda over rebel offensives

STORY: DR Congo civilians flee to Uganda over rebel offensives DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of civilians from DR Congo seeking sanctuary in Uganda 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SEBAKARA JEAN, Refugee from DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): SENZERA GASHENI, Refugee from DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): WEMA SIMPEZE, Refugee from DR Congo STORYLINE: Thousands of civilians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to the neighboring Uganda from the offensives between the army and the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). Since the end of March 2022, the M23 has been on the offensive in DRC's northeastern province of North Kivu, while civilians have been displaced by the still ongoing fighting. Since March 28, clashes between the DRC's armed forces and M23 have caused a large number of people to move both within the DRC and to neighboring countries, particularly Uganda. As survival is a key issue for t

Displaced people return home despite fighting between army, rebels in NE DR Congo

STORY: Displaced people return home despite fighting between army, rebels in NE DR Congo DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goma 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN-CLAUDE SENGA, displaced person 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): WEMA NDAGIJE, Member of civil society STORYLINE: Fighting resumed early Monday between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) confirmed Monday. On the outskirts of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, temporary shelters have been set up by displaced people from the Kibumba region to seek sanctuary. But as the situation in Kibuma gradually calms down, many of the refuge-seekers decided to return to their hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN-CLAUDE SENGA, Displaced person "We are here we fled the clashes in our region. We are living in very critical situations, but recently we have received huma