Children separated from parents by Congo violence

Source: Associated Press

Rebecca Nyiringindi scanned the sprawling refugee camp in eastern Congo, searching for just one person among the thousands of hungry and homeless.

"My mother's name is Alphonsine," the 10-year-old said softly, sucking her thumb. "She's short. She's very dark."

Rebecca was among more than 150 children searching for their parents Thursday in a camp in Kibati, just miles from where soldiers and Tutsi rebels guarded a tense front line, raising fears that fighting would resume in this mineral-rich region.

Some 70,000 refugees have fled to Kibati since fighting intensified in eastern Congo in August, displacing at least 250,000 people despite the presence of the largest U.N. peacekeeping force in the world.



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This is perhaps the greatest ongoing tragedy in our world today. I am saddened by it's low profile in our recent elections.

even though we have in increasing number of problems here. Africa can be saved if the world pitches in, I know it.

I just it were higher profile here!

to try to shed a little more light on this greatly neglected situation.