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World Service,12 Aug 2013,9 mins

Conflict in Congo

Witness History

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In August 1998, a war began in DR Congo which would last for years and involve six African armies. We hear the story of a Congolese student who saw the conflict come to his small hometown. (Photo: Rebel troops on main road to Uvira, 2002. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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