Congo-Kinshasa: Life in an Old Congolese Village, After M23

Goma - The people of Kibumba in eastern DRC can finally return to their homes, after government forces drove away M23 soldiers last November. Blogger Chantal Faida went to see what post-war life was like in this old village previously under rebel control.

Located a dozen kilometres from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the village of Kibumba in the Nyiragongo region is surrounded by picturesque landscapes and verdant hills, some close to the border with Rwanda.

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