War and Displacement in Congo

A Congolese child walks with others toward safety in Goma, Congo
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Looks Like Heaven ...
A Congolese child walks with others toward safety in Goma, Congo. The D.R.C. was once memorably described by the journalist Kate Thomas: it "looks like heaven," she wrote, "but it feels like hell."

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