

A woman carries her belongings past Congolese army soldiers

as she flees to escape fighting in Eastern Congo (DRC)

Picture courtesy AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale

With fighting renewed between the government and rebel troops, and the UN "shooting in the air" in between , a reminder is needed at what this means for the 'ordinary people'. ( Full A recent report report entitled "Living With Fear" offers an insight as to how life is in East Congo, based on a survey of 4,000 people.Here is East Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by numbers:55%: interrogated or persecuted by armed groups53%: forced to work or enslaved46%: beaten by armed groups46% threatened with death34%: abducted for at least a week23%: witnessed an act of sexual violence16%: victims of sexual violenceMore posts on The Road about DRC