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REFUGEES: DR Congo

REFUGEES: DR Congo More than 114,000 refugees are scattered in an estimated 92 sites close to the Oubangui river, which forms the border between the DR Congo and the Republic of Congo , in the Likouala region. They fled the inter‐communal violence that broke out in October 2009 in Equateur province in the DR Congo and many of them are suffering appalling conditions beyond the reach of humanitarian aid. Relief workers have been up against logistical problems and low water levels on the Oubangui, which have made it difficult to use the waterway. Insecurity is compounding the access problem. There is a heavy militia and insurgent presence on the river. “For weeks, our boats have been stuck in [the riverside town of] Bétou because of the insecurity”, said Jonathan Balou, a UNCHR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) official. On March 12th, the UN World Food Programme ( WFP ) announced an airlift of food supplies between the Congolese oil capital of Pointe‐Noire, in the south, and Impfondo, the capital of Likouala, in the far north. “To provide food supplies regularly in such a remote zone is an immense logistical challenge”, said the WFP representative in Brazzaville, Alix Loriston. The dire http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2010
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2010.03157.x
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More than 114,000 refugees are scattered in an estimated 92 sites close to the Oubangui river, which forms the border between the DR Congo and the Republic of Congo , in the Likouala region. They fled the inter‐communal violence that broke out in October 2009 in Equateur province in the DR Congo and many of them are suffering appalling conditions beyond the reach of humanitarian aid. Relief workers have been up against logistical problems and low water levels on the Oubangui, which have made it difficult to use the waterway. Insecurity is compounding the access problem. There is a heavy militia and insurgent presence on the river. “For weeks, our boats have been stuck in [the riverside town of] Bétou because of the insecurity”, said Jonathan Balou, a UNCHR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) official. On March 12th, the UN World Food Programme ( WFP ) announced an airlift of food supplies between the Congolese oil capital of Pointe‐Noire, in the south, and Impfondo, the capital of Likouala, in the far north. “To provide food supplies regularly in such a remote zone is an immense logistical challenge”, said the WFP representative in Brazzaville, Alix Loriston. The dire

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 2010

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