In Goma, DR Congo, basic services like power and running water have returned after a rebel coalition captured the city, leading to significant casualties. The UN reports 900 deaths from fighting, but the situation is dire: hospitals are overwhelmed, with one Red Cross facility treating double its capacity. There's an urgent need for medical supplies due to pillaged stores. While a unilateral ceasefire was declared by the M23 militia, skepticism surrounds its potential to stabilize the tense environment, especially as M23 continues territorial ambitions.
At the moment, we need expendable items and medication — everything we need for daily care," said emergency room doctor Abdouraman Sidibe. "Our storehouse was pillaged, which makes treatment difficult.
There was no way of knowing whether the truce announcement by the M23-led coalition would help to ease tensions at least temporarily.
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