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| DR Congo Kasai violence displaces 850,000 children | DR Congo Kasai violence displaces 850,000 children |
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| An estimated 850,000 children have been forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai provinces, the UN's children's agency Unicef says. | An estimated 850,000 children have been forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai provinces, the UN's children's agency Unicef says. |
| This makes it one of the world's "largest displacement crises" for children, it adds. | This makes it one of the world's "largest displacement crises" for children, it adds. |
| Many of the affected children are now in foster care or with relatives. | Many of the affected children are now in foster care or with relatives. |
| Fighting broke out in Kasai in August 2016 after a traditional leader was killed in clashes with security forces. | Fighting broke out in Kasai in August 2016 after a traditional leader was killed in clashes with security forces. |
| It has since escalated leaving more than 3,000 people dead. The UN has also discovered dozens of mass graves in the area. | It has since escalated leaving more than 3,000 people dead. The UN has also discovered dozens of mass graves in the area. |
| In all, 1.4 million people have had to leave their homes "with 60,000 uprooted in June alone," says Unicef's acting head in DR Congo Tajudeen Oyewale. | In all, 1.4 million people have had to leave their homes "with 60,000 uprooted in June alone," says Unicef's acting head in DR Congo Tajudeen Oyewale. |
| The traditional leader who was killed held the title Kamuina Nsapu. | |
| Since his death a number of Kamuina Nsapu militia factions have emerged all fighting for different causes, but with authorities their common target. |