EU to set up air bridge to fly aid to DR Congo

The European Union said on Saturday that it was setting up a “humanitarian air bridge” to the eastern Congolese city of Goma and releasing over €47 million ($49.97 million) for aid for people affected by an ongoing conflict in the region.

Goma is the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, where militia violence, largely involving the rebel group M23, has displaced more than 600,000 people.  

What did the EU say?

The air bridge operation will…