Over 5 million dead since 1998

January 24, 2008

Congo is a huge country in Africa, but one that many of us in the industrialised countries know little about.

It has vast natural resources but civil war has raged for many years keeping its citizens in poverty. Children are recruited as child soldiers and later forced to work in the gold mines. It is the deadliest war since World War II.

Marcus Bleasdale, an internationally renown photo journalist, presents the issues through photos and video in his piece “Rape of a Nation” on MediaStorm.

It is accompanied by extensive information on how you too can help.

link: Rape of a Nation

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