DRC: Some 25,000 displaced by April fighting

Close to 25,000 people have been displaced in the eastern province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since fighting began in April between the army and Rwandan Interahamwe militia, the UN Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday. This estimate was the result of a census system set up by an NGO, Caritas, with the support of local authorities and representatives of internally displaced persons (IDPs), OCHA reported.