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Fighting, Displacement Cause Hunger to Soar in DRC

The United Nations says hunger is soaring in the Democratic Republic of Congo mainly because of fighting and widespread displacement in Kasai and Tanganyika in Central and Eastern DRC. The United Nations reports 7.7 million people in DRC, mainly in rural areas are suffering from acute hunger. This is a 30 percent increase since 2016 and the situation on the ground does not auger well for the future. Conditions are particularly grim in the Kasai region. Spokeswoman for the World...

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