East DRC's North Kivu Province struggles with conflict, humanitarian crisis

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Congolese Army on patrol in Goma, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 11, 2024. PHOTO | XINHUA

Plunged into conflict with armed rebels and overwhelmed by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, North Kivu Province, the epicenter of hostilities located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is grappling with a "worrisome" and "unpredictable" situation, warned the military governor of the province, Peter Chirimwami.

Chirimwami made these remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua in Goma, the capital city of the province, where fighting has been ongoing between the DRC military and multiple armed groups for years, leading to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.