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It's becoming incredibly difficult to operate in North Kivu. It's not just the insecurity - tensions are so high between the government and the CNDP that aid groups are having a terrible time moving across front lines.
This means it's even worse for journalists: More than ever I need the aid groups to get around but they've become paranoid about transporting journalists for fear of jeopardizing their access and - more importantly - the safety of their staff. Before I move with aid workers I need to agree to a series of rules about what I can and cannot report on. This means that most of what I'm doing I can't write about here.
I just came home from several days in the field; when I turned on my phone again, I got a text saying there was a 6pm curfew for fear that UN vehicles would be attacked - at this point, it seems anyone who's not Congolese or driving in a white 4x4 is considered UN.