Upheaval in the Congo
Displaced Congolese children stand against the gate of a religious organisation on the outskirts of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Nov. 25,
"There are no good guys in this conflict," writes GlobalPost's Tristan McConnell.
He explains:
"Congo’s government, described universally as self-serving and inept, created the vacuum that M23 and its Rwandan sponsors are filling. The United Nations has accused Rwanda of fueling the war through its greed and ethnic self-protection, an instinct born out of the trauma of the 1994 genocide. The United Nations also believes Uganda — which is playing the role of regional mediator — is supporting the rebels."
It's the civilians who bear the brunt of the violence. They say all they want is peace.
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