Blog Posts in Displacement

Posted by Carrie Beason on Mar 1, 2013

As the 16-year-old Congolese actress Rachel Mwanza made her way down the red carpet at last Sunday’s Academy Awards, millions of people were exposed to the tragic and resilient stories of Mwanza and her award winning character in “War Witch” (“Rebelle”), Komona.

Posted by Guest Contributor on Feb 28, 2013

Guest blogger Jimmy Mulla reflects on the 10 year anniversary of the conflict in Darfur through the perspective of a friend from just one of the many villages destroyed there by a government-sponsored campaign of violence.

Posted by Alissa Orlando on Feb 26, 2013

Leaders and envoys of 11 African nations signed the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes in Addis Ababa last weekend, making a series of commitments.

Posted by John Prendergast on Feb 22, 2013
M23 rebels withdraw from city of Goma in eastern Congo.

Early one eastern Congolese morning six months ago, Josephine was sleeping in her hut, dreaming about selling her crops. She heard people singing victory songs, thinking it was part of her dream, but gunshots jolted her awake. 

Posted by Laura Heaton on Feb 22, 2013

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