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Article

16 Jul 2009

Author:
Mary Riddell, Telegraph [UK]

Rebuilding the lives of Congo's child soldiers

For Congo’s child soldiers, brutalised and forced to kill, rehabilitation is a long journey. Yet in war-ravaged eastern Congo one transitional centre is slowly helping them rebuild their lives. Mary Riddell sees it at work, and talks to Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila...China’s planned stake in the extractive industries has alarmed aid workers, who fear its dubious human rights record will make things worse.