DRC: Thousands flee rebel troops in eastern Congo

(SomaliNet) Thousands of people are on the run from rebel troops in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They include all 20,000 inhabitants of a refugee camp near the village of Kibumba.

Meanwhile, the rebels, led by General Laurent Nkunda, are advancing towards the city of Goma, where a crowd of angry civilians today attacked a UN building. They say they are not being properly protected by the UN\'s MONUC peacekeeping force. One protestor died during a skirmish in front of the UN building in Goma.

DRC President Laurent Kabila has presented a new government. Its primary objective is to halt the rapid advance of the rebels.-RNW