Since February 2019, the landlocked highlands of Fizi and Uvira in South Kivu have been the scene of clashes and retaliation attacks by armed groups claiming to defend the interests of their respective communities
. A Congolese army soldier stands guard during an official visit to the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 10, 2020. - Since February 2019, the landlocked highlands of Fizi and Uvira in South Kivu have been the scene of clashes and retaliation attacks by armed groups claiming to defend the interests of their respective communities. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, approximately one hundred villages have been destroyed and burned, several dozen civilians have been killed and thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images)
A Congolese army soldier stands guard during an official visit to the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo Photo: Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty
. Civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced persons attend a visit by Congolese Defense Minister Aimé Ngoy Mukena Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
. Civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A displaced woman cares for her child who suffers from acute diarrhoea in the makeshift health center of the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced women gather for a discussion on recent kidnappings and sexual assaults committed by armed men around the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
This aerial view shows the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp of Bijombo, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 9, 2020. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced girls and boys from the Bafuliru community pose for a photograph in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp of Bijombo, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Alexis Huguet / AFP Getty
. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced women carry firewood toward the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp of Bijombo - The photograph was taken at the exact spot where a woman and three girls were killed by militiamen returning from collecting firewood. Photo: Alexis Huguet / AFP Getty
. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced women from the Bafuliru community pray near the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Alexis Huguet / AFP Getty
1. Civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced persons attend a visit by Congolese Defense Minister Aimé Ngoy Mukena Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
2. Civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A displaced woman cares for her child who suffers from acute diarrhoea in the makeshift health center of the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
3. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Displaced women gather for a discussion on recent kidnappings and sexual assaults committed by armed men around the internally displaced persons camp of Bijombo. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty
4. Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
This aerial view shows the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp of Bijombo, South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 9, 2020. Photo: Alexis Huguet /AFPGetty