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Congo's Silent War: A Brief Overview

The document summarizes the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo. It began in the late 1900s following the Rwandan genocide, which caused over 2 million Rwandans to flee to eastern Congo. In 1996, Uganda and Rwanda invaded eastern Congo to pursue perpetrators of the genocide. Since then, millions have lost their lives, making it one of the deadliest conflicts since World War 2. The governments of neighboring countries have supported non-state armed groups in perpetuating terror and mass killings in the region. The ongoing war has allowed for exploitation of the area and robbed the local population of their lives, dreams, health, and futures.

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Congo's Silent War: A Brief Overview

The document summarizes the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo. It began in the late 1900s following the Rwandan genocide, which caused over 2 million Rwandans to flee to eastern Congo. In 1996, Uganda and Rwanda invaded eastern Congo to pursue perpetrators of the genocide. Since then, millions have lost their lives, making it one of the deadliest conflicts since World War 2. The governments of neighboring countries have supported non-state armed groups in perpetuating terror and mass killings in the region. The ongoing war has allowed for exploitation of the area and robbed the local population of their lives, dreams, health, and futures.

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Made by: ELISEE DJAMBA

HOW CAN
YOU HELP?

TO DONATE,

GOOGLE AND

RESEARCH:

CONGO IS
PANZI

FOUNDATION

BLEEDING.
THE EASTERN

CONGO

A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE VIRUNGA

NATIONAL
SILENT WAR.
PARK
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
EASTERN
The nightmare begins in the late 1900s since the Rwandan
CONGO
Genocide of 1993-1994. From then, the eastern DRC has not been
resting. The Rwandan genocide was caused by a conflict between INITIATIVE
two different ethnic groups in Rwanda. Like in all situations
DR. DENIS
regarding war, more than 2 million citizens and genocidaires of
Rwanda fled from their country, hoping to find peace and safety in MUKWEGE
the eastern regions of the DRC. Unfortunately, they did not. In
FOUNDATION
1996 Uganda and Rwanda join forces and invade the east of the
DRC “to root out perpetuators of the war”. From that year onwards,
millions and millions of people in the east lost their lives, making
this war the deadliest one in the world since WW2.

CONGO IS BLEEDING.
Governments of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and many more
countries have been benefiting and supporting the terror and mass
killing which was/ is being created by non-state armed groups like
A and
M23 BRIEF EXPLANATION
the Allied Demographic Forces. OF THE SILENT WAR.
We have to understand that the war taking place in the east makes “TAKING
ACTION
A very brief explanation of the war happening in the East of the DRC. An attempt to bringMEANS
it easier and quicker for the country to be exploited. The population SAYING
awareness to what is happening to people that could have been you and me. For more ‘NO’ TO
in the east is being terrorized and it is not only lives being taken INDIFFERENCE.
detailed and accurate information, visit:  Conflict in Eastern Congo: A Spark Away from a Regional Conflagration
”
-DR DENIS
MUKWEGE
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away but it is also people’s dreams, people’s hopes, people’s health and people’s futures
getting robbed in front of their eyes in the blink of an eye.

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