In pictures: DR Congo crisis

Fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has driven about a quarter of a million of people from their homes since August. Thousands are living in camps like this outside Goma.

After years of war, there are now about one million displaced people in the east, many of them dependent on aid.

A tropical downpour added to the misery of displaced people like this little boy near Goma on Saturday.

Hungry displaced people tried to push their way into a USAid centre near Goma.

Police tried to push the crowd back. Here, one officer beats a boy with a stick.

A man's body lies on a road outside Goma as displaced people pass. A ceasefire between the government and the rebels is holding but conditions for civilians remain grim.

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