The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has said that fighting in the country’s eastern region has killed 7,000 people since January. Speaking at a press briefing with the Association of Accredited Correspondents to the United Nations (ACANU) in Geneva on Monday, Judith Suminwa Tuluka said the figure includes all recent conflict zones. Tuluka stressed that the death toll in Goma is over 3,000, with many civilians among those killed.
