Congo's Child Soldiers

At a cemetery near Bunia, a child heads to work. The Ituri district, prized for its abundant food and reserves of gold, diamonds, cobalt and oil, has witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of Congo's civil wars.

Grim Legacy
At a cemetery near Bunia, a child heads to work. The Ituri district, prized for its abundant food and reserves of gold, diamonds, cobalt and oil, has witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of Congo's civil wars.

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