EU announces over €81 million in humanitarian aid as conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo pushes Great Lakes crisis to new extremes

Published on February 17, 2026

With this new humanitarian funding, the EU will provide life-saving services to the most vulnerable in the eastern DRC, but also to Congolese refugees forced to flee the country.

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