The war in that region has displaced more than a million people within the country and forced more than 11,000 refugees to seek safety in Angola
The U. N. refugee agency reports that more than 11,000 Congolese have fled to neighboring Angola, seeking refuge from an upsurge in violence between rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai Province.
According to the The U. N. refugee agency, more than one million people have been displaced within the DRC since mid-August when conflict erupted in Kasai Province.
UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch said more than 9,000 people fled to Angola this month, in fear of their lives, as fighting intensified. He said some refugees have been forced to hide in the forest for several days before making their escape. All the refugees, he said, arrive in Angola in desperate condition.
“The situation among arriving refugee children is dire as about half of the arriving refugee population are children, ” he said.
