Goma, DR Congo, Jan 21, 2025 (AFP) - DR Congo hospital treats influx of war wounded

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2025-01-21

Reponse Izabayo managed to reach hospital after being shot as he tried to escape fighting that has flared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In less than three weeks, more than 200 war wounded have arrived at the hospital in the city of Goma -- increasingly, they are civilians. "I was fleeing, I was hit by bullets," Izabayo, who is in his 20s, told AFP sat on his hospital bed. The region, which is rich in minerals including those used to ma......

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