Armed Groups

How to end the conflict in eastern DRC? | Conflict

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M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province. The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in conflict for more than 30 years. The lives of millions of people have been affected because of the dozens of armed groups active in the area. The most … Read more

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters | Women

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Mogadishu, Somalia – Hinda Aden and her fellow rebel fighters were trekking through the grasslands of Ethiopia’s Ogaden region under the cover of night, to avoid the enemy’s gaze, when they saw headlights approaching in the distance. “We knew who it was – that’s when we started running,” Hinda says about that fateful August 2006 night … Read more