Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Conflict In Congo Escalates, Goes Largely Unnoticed

Audio for this story from Talk of the Nation will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. ET

November 20, 2012

Jonny Hogg, journalist, Reuters
Tariq Riebl, humanitarian program coordinator, Oxfam
John Kron, reporter, New York Times
Jason Stearns, author, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

The conflict in eastern Congo has been called one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. As fighting intensified in eastern Congo between government forces and the rebel M23 group, tens of thousands of Congolese civilians have fled camps and homes in search of safety.

 
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