Women in the DR Congo: Seeking Shelter Amidst Sexual Violence
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By Ali Musa
Axadle Times international–Monitoring.Sexual violence has reached devastating levels in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), with nearly 40,000 women treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 2024 alone.
The M23/Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) took control of Goma, the provincial capital and home to over a million people, in January 2025 after years of fighting against the Congolese army and allied armed groups. Since then, sexual violence prevalence has not decreased.
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