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.
DRC: Collateral Damage
Published March 2, 2009
Michael Kavanagh, for the Pulitzer Center
Michael traveled to the DRC on a grant from the Pulitzer Center
I spent one of my last days in Goma with my friends at the Heal Africa hospital. The director of nursing, Papy Boendi, introduced me to the soldiers and civilians who are still pouring into the hospital with bullets lodged in their bones and open wounds from machetes and clubs. The joint Rwandan/Congolese operation against the FDLR and the integration of the "new" Congolese army has paved the way for many displaced to return home. But the fighting is still far from over - it takes only a few minutes walking through the wards of Heal Africa to realize that.
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...
