Khroosb Musombwa
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DRC vitu vimepanda bei hususani katika mji wa BARAKA. Ambapo unga umepanda kwa ghafla.
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The current occupation of the towns of Rutshuru and Kiwanja by M23 rebels has had a severe impact on the socio-economic conditions of residents in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. For several days, there has been no direct contact between Goma and Rutshuru, resulting — among other things — in a surge in food prices.
Fighters from the M23 Movement, which is also known as March 23, have tightened their grip on several territories after seizing strategic towns last month, cutting Goma off from the upper half of the province.
Willam Balungwe, a resident of Goma, told DW that locals are angry that the fighting is increasingly impacting the lives of ordinary people, who don’t know what they will be able to put on the table.
"There are a lot of things that don't happen in Goma, and that drives up the price. The price of fish has doubled, and the price of beans and other things that come from Rutshuru have tripled. So, life has become so difficult, and we don't know how to get out of it," Balungwe said.
Since the rebels took control of part of the region a year ago, agricultural production has dropped dramatically in the Rutshuru territory — considered one of DRC's main breadbaskets.
Josephine Mathe knows this all too well. The bean vendor told DW that many farmers have abandoned their fields, fearing for their safety in the midst of the violence.
"There is an increase in the price of beans. ... With repeated wars, farmers no longer have access to their fields," he said, adding that most beans he sells are imported from Tanzania.
DW
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The current occupation of the towns of Rutshuru and Kiwanja by M23 rebels has had a severe impact on the socio-economic conditions of residents in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. For several days, there has been no direct contact between Goma and Rutshuru, resulting — among other things — in a surge in food prices.
Fighters from the M23 Movement, which is also known as March 23, have tightened their grip on several territories after seizing strategic towns last month, cutting Goma off from the upper half of the province.
Willam Balungwe, a resident of Goma, told DW that locals are angry that the fighting is increasingly impacting the lives of ordinary people, who don’t know what they will be able to put on the table.
"There are a lot of things that don't happen in Goma, and that drives up the price. The price of fish has doubled, and the price of beans and other things that come from Rutshuru have tripled. So, life has become so difficult, and we don't know how to get out of it," Balungwe said.
Since the rebels took control of part of the region a year ago, agricultural production has dropped dramatically in the Rutshuru territory — considered one of DRC's main breadbaskets.
Josephine Mathe knows this all too well. The bean vendor told DW that many farmers have abandoned their fields, fearing for their safety in the midst of the violence.
"There is an increase in the price of beans. ... With repeated wars, farmers no longer have access to their fields," he said, adding that most beans he sells are imported from Tanzania.
DW
