Fighting flares up again in Congo. Despite rebels declaring a ceasefire in the nation last week, fighting has flared up again in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports the BBC. It was the government that first broke the ceasefire, according to rebel leader Gen. Laurent Nkunda. When rebels took over the town of Kiwanja from a militia, they forced thousands of residents out of the area so they could search the town. Fighting in the nation has forced at least 250,000 to leave their homes. But in the city of Goma (where many citizens have fled to) the ceasefire looks like its working for now. And United Nation’s troops want to make sure it stays that way. In fact, the peacekeeping troops were ordered to fire on any other armed groups who try to come into the city. Fighting in the city would worsen the humanitarian crisis in the nation. In Kiwanja and surrounding areas, refugee camps have been wiped out and violence has resulted in charity workers not being able to distribute aid. Earlier this week, hungry refugees in the nation were angered when a U.N. humanitarian convoy delivered only soap, medical supplies and water containers, instead of food, to a camp in Kibati, home to tens of thousands of refugees. The U.N. contends that providing supplies to looted hospitals, along with soap and water containers to control the spread of disease, is a priority, reports The Associated Press. When thousands waited for energy biscuits, but were given tokens, to exchange for food later it didn’t make the situation any better. “We really need to rethink humanitarian aid. If you can’t help people, don’t create false hopes,” said Onesphore Sematumba, who is from the Pole Institute, a Congo think tank. To that issue, the U.N. insists that they had to use the tokens to help control and ration out food aid.

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