Gunplay Part I
In the eastern Congo, getting child soldiers out of the fight and back with their families is just the beginning. Helping them find peace can take a lifetime. Read Full Entry
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Mon, Oct 3 2005, 3:30 AM ET
Gunplay Part II
With the help of aid agencies, child soldiers in the eastern Congo are leaving the ranks and reuniting with their families. But the memories and the nightmares are never far behind. Read Full Entry
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Wed, Oct 5 2005, 2:56 AM ET
Saved
In the Congo, Christianity and witchcraft mix in a spiritual stew of prayer and magic. Read Full Entry
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Thu, Oct 6 2005, 8:31 PM ET
Dwellers on the Threshold
Liberated from a violent rebel group, the people of Boga still live on the thin line between heartbreak and hope. Read Full Entry
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Fri, Oct 7 2005, 4:51 AM ET
Week Two: Reflections from the Hot Zone
What I learned in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo Read Full Entry
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Mon, Oct 10 2005, 11:01 PM ET
Raping the Congo
Sexual violence is 'worse than the guns'. Read Full Entry
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Tue, Oct 11 2005, 12:21 AM ET
Rescue Me
If your name is called, you might survive. Read Full Entry
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Wed, Oct 12 2005, 2:00 AM ET
School of Death
Here, the lesson is taught by the victims. Read Full Entry
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Thu, Oct 13 2005, 1:54 PM ET
Reflections from the Hot Zone: Congo
There is laughter here too. Read Full Entry
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Fri, Oct 14 2005, 5:52 PM ET
Congo in the Hot Zone: Video Report
One of the world's most intractable conflicts still festers here. But there are moments of hope. Read Full Entry
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- BBC: DRC Country Profile - includes a map, quick facts, and an overview of the country's leaders.
- BBC: Rwanda Country Profile - looks at Rwanda's intervention in the DR Congo, the genocide of the 1990s, and includes a map and quick facts.
- BBC: DRC Timeline - chronology of key events.
- BBC: Rwanda Timeline - traces key events in the country's history.
- IRC Report: 3.8 Million Dead in 6 Year Conflict - mortality survey that tallies war-related deaths since August, 1998.
- UN Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) - peacekeeping mission created in late 1999 to help enforce a pact to end the DRC civil war.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies - non-profit provider of information and analysis on political-military conflicts around the world.
- Wikipedia: History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - survey of Congolese history, from Belgian colonization to the present day.
- Wikipedia: History of the Rwanda - chronicles the country's early history, German and Belgian colonization, and events post-independence, including the Rwandan genocide.
HOW TO HELP
- International Rescue Committee: DRC - provides emergency primary health care and water/sanitation programs, counsels former child soldiers, and helps repatriate war-displaced refugees adversly.
- Doctors Without Borders: DRC - operates mobile clinics, responds to outbreaks of infectious disease, treats victims of sexual violence, and provides care for those living with HIV/AIDS.
- Int'l Committee of the Red Cross: DRC - focuses on assisting vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, and works to provide health care for the war-wounded and the civilian population.
- International Crisis Group: Rwanda - working to help rebuild the physical, social, political and economic institutions devastated by war.