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The coverage of the Democratic republic of the Congo has been made possibile thanks to a crowdfunding launched at the end of 2019. It supported a first on-the-ground mission that took place in February 2021. This section aims at keeping the spot on DRC. It's not just about an endless war, it's also about the efforts to build peace.

“Don’t call it ethnic. Ituri conflict is a mystery”

"Don't call it ethnic.
Ituri conflict is a mystery"

Eastern DRC under a state of siege: A bitter pill in North Kivu

On May 6, 2021, after a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi, a state of siege was established in Ituri and North Kivu, two provinces...

“Non chiamatela etnica, questa guerra è un mistero”

Il suono è metallico, innocuo, e dura poco più di un secondo, ma può diventare tagliente come la lama di un machete o devastante...

Between horror and hope in the villages of Ituri

“We have buried twenty-eight people. I have seen them with my own eyes. We also found three bodies in the fields and buried them...

In bilico tra orrore e speranza nei villaggi dell’Ituri

“Abbiamo seppellito ventotto persone che ho visto con i miei occhi. Anche nei campi abbiamo trovato tre corpi e li abbiamo seppelliti. Anche adesso...

Fleeing war, weaving life in IDP camps of Bunia

He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house—actually,...

Fuggire la guerra, ritessere la vita nei campi profughi di Bunia

Per entrare bisogna scostare una tenda, come di garza sottile, e poi piegarsi. Il buio acceca per qualche secondo, in questa casa che è...

Disability in Goma. The power of staying together against Covid-19, war, and stigma.

Sylvain Kakule Kadjibwami lost the use of his legs during one of those ambushes that bloodlessly bleed North Kivu. “When I was shot, I...

Congo, war, disability, and our fight against Covid

The story I am telling from the city of Goma is a seemingly distant one—as far away as the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Congo, guerra e disabilità. E la nostra lotta contro il Covid

E’ una storia all’apparenza lontana quella che ho voluto raccontare dalla città di Goma, come lontana sembra la Repubblica democratica del Congo. E' la...