APRNEWS - There are over 110,000 people living in villages currently under the occupation of the March 23 (M23) rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says. 

Some 110,128 people are at risk of being subjected to violence, including torture, forced recruitment, looting of houses and shops, theft of goods and cattle as well as other human rights abuses, according to the organization.

Des milliers de Congolais sont descendus dans les rues de Kinshasa, la capitale de la République démocratique du Congo, pour exiger un organe électoral neutre après que le président Félix Tshisekedi a installé un ami proche à la tête de la commission électorale.

At least 60 people have drowned after a boat capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.

Some 300 people have been rescued but as many as 200 others are unaccounted for following the accident on the Congo River, officials added.

Locals said the boat hit a rock east of the capital, Kinshasa, while travelling at night, which is prohibited.