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Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) has withdrawn its team from the Bunia area due to "growing distrust" towards the organisation among the local population. Consequently all its operations in the strife-torn Ituri district had been suspended, MSF said in a press release. "There has been growing distrust among the population towards MSF with regards to MSF's neutrality," said the organisation, which pulled out on Saturday. "This
led to a violent attack on an MSF team and ultimately it became impossible for MSF to continue its assistance to the population." It expressed deep concern over the climate of hostility between the Lendu and Hema people in Ituri, which has led to thousands of horrific killings and tens of
thousands of displacements.
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