Zaire suffers from economic and social problems, including poverty, pollution and a poor infrastructure. The government and the Catholic church both suffer from corruption. Nongovernmental organizations and some churches may be able to improve conditions in Zaire.
Diplomatic correspondent Carole Collins first reported from Zaire for NCR in 1985-86. In September she returned for nine weeks, visiting Zaire's riverside capital of Kinshasa, the refugee-packed regions of Zaire's eastern Kivu ...