Escalating Violence and Influx of Returnees in DRC Fuel Regional Instability By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/escalating-violence-and-influx-of-returnees-in-drc-fuel-regional-instability/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=War_in_Iran_Middle_East_Threatens_Global_Agrifood_Systems_Torture_and_Physical_Abuse_of_Children_in_ UNITED NATIONS, Mar 27 2026 (IPS) - In the month following the reopening of the Burundi-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, the humanitarian crisis in the DRC has deteriorated considerably, recently marked by an influx of Congolese refugees returning home, where they face overcrowded conditions and a severe shortage of essential services. This comes in the midst of escalating clashes between rebel groups AFC and M23, and forces affiliated with the Kinshasa government, with drone strikes causing widespread destruction and pushing violence closer to Burundi’s borders, where conditions are most dire. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.