Congolese government soldiers take a break after patrolling in Kanyarucinya village in the outskirts of Goma in the eastern DRC
Congolese government soldiers take a break after patrolling in Kanyarucinya village in the outskirts of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 22, 2013. The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo on Thursday ordered his troops to take whatever action was needed to protect civilians after shelling hit the city of Goma on the Rwandan border in renewed fighting between the army and M23 rebels. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Congolese government military tanks patrol in Kanyarucinya village in the outskirts of Goma in the eastern DRC
Congolese government military tanks patrol in Kanyarucinya village in the outskirts of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 22, 2013. The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo on Thursday ordered his troops to take whatever action was needed to protect civilians after shelling hit the city of Goma on the Rwandan border in renewed fighting between the army and M23 rebels. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Congo forest villages repair damage from charcoal business
International agencies are supporting local people in their efforts to replace lost trees and bring back species like the giant cane rat, a food staple in the area
European Commission Funds Life-Saving Food For DRC Refugees Arriving In Uganda
KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda today welcomed a contribution of nearly US$2.6 million (€2 million) from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) to support newly-arrived refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Congolese refugee in Kenya determined to show he is not helpless
Driven from DRC by violence, Amani Kishonge Ruhimbana refuses to let life in a refugee camp and repeated setbacks halt his entrepreneurial drive.