The M23 Takeover: in Dr Congo's Walikale, Forced Labour and Fears of Arrest
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The article reports on the humanitarian crisis in DR Congo's Walikale following the M23 takeover, highlighting issues of forced labor and fear of arrest, with the HN discussion showing limited engagement but concern for the situation.
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“They are here, and we have no choice but to live with them,” said a local resident. “They sow terror so that they will be listened to."
Walikale is one of several territories the M23 has been fighting over during a nearly four-year insurgency that has displaced millions of people, echoing the devastating wars that blighted DRC in the late 1990s and early 2000s.