Brussels, 30/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission considers the humanitarian situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the population of Goma (North-Kivu) is fleeing tens of thousands of armed rebels under General Laurent Nkunda, is “critical”. On Thursday 30 October, at the time of a fragile ceasefire, it therefore decided to release emergency humanitarian aid of €4 million to assist the displaced civilians.
“Since fighting resumed...