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Tough times for white South African squatters
Sitting in a deck chair at a white South African squatter camp, Ann le Roux (60) holds a yellowing photo from her daughter’s wedding day.
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Ghosts of DRC’s battlefront
If not by the gun, many in the DRC die from conflict-induced illnesses, preventable diseases or hunger in a resource-rich but shattered nation.
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DRC rebel pullback raises hopes for peace talks
Hundreds of DRC rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move the UN hopes will open the way for peace talks.
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Nkunda backs UN peace plan, fighting persists
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to take part in UN-backed peace talks, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on.
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UN envoy meets DRC rebel amid fresh fighting
A United Nations envoy met Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to seek peace in eastern DRC on Sunday as fresh fighting flared.
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Rebel gunfire, the music of Chad
Harsh light and shifting shadows in the windblown desert of eastern Chad can conjure strange images, but this was no mirage.
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Chad accuses Sudan of attacking eastern border
Chad accused Sudan’s army of attacking a town on its eastern border on Tuesday and blamed its neighbour for Chadian rebel raids.
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Hope blooms in smiles of Kinshasa polio kids
After another tense day of photographing riots, mob violence and gun battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) capital Kinshasa, I head not to the nearest bar, but to a dilapidated compound, home to children crippled by polio. There, among dozens of twisted bodies and withered limbs, the day’s tension melts away.