In November and December 2013 I traveled overland from Kampala to Bukavu and back again - sharing taxis with the people of Kivu. No convoys and certainly no armed escorts.
Only a few weeks before, the war with M23 had ended with a military victory for the FARDC supported by the international UN brigade.
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