Returning Home – A short film from the D.R. Congo

A Refugees International video on returnees to South Kivu.

This video tells the story of the people of South Kivu — in the east of the Congo. After years of war and crisis, people are returning from exile in Tanzania and trying to rebuild their lives. Refugees International is calling on the US government and the UN to make greater investments in basic services, like education, health care and food security to help people rebuild their communities and restart their lives.

Historical Overviews

Anup Shah, of GlobalIssues.org has complied a very good (and brief) historical overview of The Democratic Republic of Congo. It goes up to October 2003