The 2006 election in the Democratic Republic of Congo was supposed to usher in a new period of peace and stability for the beleaguered, exhausted Congolese people. Instead, it made one of the country's most intractable problems worse.
Published October 18, 2008
One of the worst places in the world to be a woman is the Democratic Republic of Congo. That's where reporter Michael Kavanagh tells us in a Reporter's Notebook about meeting a woman under rather strange circumstances. She jumped in his car out of a desperate desire to escape a life of war, rape, and risk to herself and her baby.
Contributor Michael J. Kavanagh reported for Worldfocus last year on the crisis in eastern Congo. He's currently based in the DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa.
Journalist Michael J. Kavanagh reported on the Crisis in Congo for Worldfocus last year.
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Michael J. Kavanagh is a journalist based in Kinshasa and New York who reports on conflict and post-conflict development issues around the world, with a special focus on Africa. His radio and...
