Uganda: In One Flash, Congo War Destroys Lives

In one day, the war in eastern DR Congo changed lives and, many of them for the worst, writes Racheal Ninsiima.

When Margaret Tibasi, 21, heard sharp shrills of fleeing neighbours, she joined the flight to exile. She handed her three-year-old daughter to a friend, knelt on the dusty floor of their hut, strapped her father's legs around her and carried him.

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