Kisangani, February 23rd, 2026 (CPA). Seventeen thousand two hundred and eighty-four (17,284) households displaced by war in the east have been identified in Kisangani, the main town of Tshopo, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we have learned on Monday from local sources.
‘We are here since last year, coming from several provinces ravaged by war. We have identified seventeen thousand two hundred and eighty-four (17,284 ) households,’ has declared Roger Kitima, president of the committee for displaced persons from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ‘When the Rwandan army has occupied Walikale last year, the population was poured here. That is how we have arrived at this number,’ he has revealed. These households located in host families come from the provinces of Ituri, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu and even Maniema.
‘In collaboration with the provincial security and humanitarian action divisions, we are preparing to update the number of displaced persons,’ has indicated Mr Kitima. This operation, which will be carried out door-to-door, will benefit from the contribution of local state officials, in particular the heads of avenues and neighbourhoods. Among those displaced persons from the east identified in Kisangani, many have died, others have travelled elsewhere, and some households have returned to their respective communities. The planned identification process will determine the actual number of displaced persons from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is reported. CPA/