DR Congo militias profit from war against M23 guerrillas
Originally published by Citizen Digital — Read the original article →
Teenagers armed with Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo where local militias milk the conflict between government forces and the M23 armed group for guns and profit.
The Rwanda-backed M23 controls large areas of the eastern DRC and has been a major player in violence and instability that has long wracked the mineral-rich region, blighting the lives of civilians and hindering development.
But the region is fraught with various armed groups and militias, further complicating efforts to halt the conflict between Kinshasa and the M23.
