Analysis: UN peacekeepers and aid agencies dealing with upsurge in violence by local militias and cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday

04-03-2005

Analysis: UN peacekeepers and aid agencies dealing with upsurge in violence by local militias and cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Host: SHEILAH KAST
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

SHEILAH KAST, host:

In the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations peacekeepers and aid agencies are confronting two plagues at the same time. One is an upsurge in violence by local mili...

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