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A Makeshift Existence
War in E. Congo Has Driven More Than 1 Million People to a Life of Continual Wandering.


	Anita Kakule and son seek refuge in Congo. Photo by Delphine Schrank

by Delphine Schrank, 2008 IRP Fellow
Reprinted with permission of the Washington Post

November 18, 2007

Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Even before fighting flared, Anita Kakule and her smallest son lived on a tattered straw mat in a corner of a schoolroom. When classes met, she relocated their mat and three salvaged pots to the shade of a nearby eucalyptus tree.

"It's because of Nkunda. Because of Nkunda, I'm here," she said, directing her anger at rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, who since 2006 has fought to control North Kivu province, which includes Rutshuru. "This is the second time I've had to leave everything. And this time, all I've got are those pots. And that bag of flour."

But her new borrowed perch offered too fragile a refuge. On the night of Oct. 28, Nkunda's forces stormed Rutshuru, pressing southward toward the provincial capital of Goma. more »


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