Is there a solution to violence in the DRC?

As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy ...  Show more

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Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are joining forces to fight one of the most lethal armed groups in eastern Congo – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). But will a military solution resolve the conflict? And can the ADF be defeated?  Join host Halla Mohieddeen.  With gu ...  Show more

There is renewed fighting between the DRC army and the M23 movement, which the Congo has accused Rwanda of supporting. What’s behind this round of conflict? And could it escalate into a full blown war between the two neighbours? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. Guests: Kambale Musavul ...  Show more

The United Nations says that the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing one of the world’s biggest displacement and humanitarian crises. Around 6.9 million people have fled their homes to escape violence caused by more than 250 rebel groups operating across the country. Emery Mak ...  Show more

This week marks the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, much-celebrated at the time but now eclipsed by the brutal civil war that followed. The conflict, which saw the army split along ethnic lines, killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced a third of the coun ...  Show more