The United Nations and international aid agencies are sending their first humanitarian evaluation mission to the region around Uvira, South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting has displaced over 50,000 people.

Humanitarian organisations in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have stepped up their efforts to contain a cholera epidemic in the region that continues to strike more people.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Belgium has initiated a project to produce five million primary school textbooks for Congolese children and teachers, Belgian Secretary of State for Cooperation and Development Eddy Boutmans has said.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has found significant levels of caloric deficiency and food insecurity in areas of the capital, Kinshasa. FAO also expressed concern for people living in areas of Katanga inaccessible to humanitarian assistance due to continued military activity.