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Bush League Rebels

On my first day embedded with the UN stabilization force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I visited a camp in the city of Goma set up to house rebel combatants who had recently surrendered. The facility was split along ethnic and administrative lines, with only a chain-link fence separating Hutu and Tutsi fighters who, out in the bush, have been spilling each other’s blood by the bucket for decades. Full story

The M23 Advance Throughout the Congo as Innocents Run for Their Lives

A steady escalation of violence has become the norm, destabilizing the region and resulting in the deaths of millions and leaving millions more without shelter, food, and family. Full story

My Friends Started a Bus Company in Congo

In August 2010, I traveled to Rwanda with three friends to cover the presidential election. We spent a month there and I headed back to Europe, but my friends—Yassin, Arthur, and Louis-Guillaume—crossed the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo and decided to start their own… Full story

Ebola Is Breaking Out in Congo

Should you be scared? Well, that depends on how much of a hypochondriac you are. But just to be safe, here are some things you should know that might completely terrify you. Full story

The Angry Congolese Have Been Raising Hell in London

But no one seems to give a damn. Full story

A Guy Who Makes All of Us Look Like Babies in Comparison

I first met Kavuye two years ago when I was training with the Advance Force Rangers of eastern Congo. Full story