Photo: Monuc/Myriam Asmani
The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced 2 wars in the last 12 years, resulting in over 5.4 million deaths. The first war, which was in 1996, was a consequence of the Rwandan genocide and the second followed in 1998 as fighting for control over the DRC’s vast resources had heightened. The rising death tolls from past as well as present conflicts are not only a result of violence between ethnic groups, but also, as a result of disease, lack of food, shelter and medicine. The UN has stated that over a quarter million people have also become displaced due to the rebel groups that run rampant throughout the DRC. Read the rest of this entry »
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