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Tough times for white South African squatters

Sitting in a deck chair at a white South African squatter camp, Ann le Roux (60) holds a yellowing photo from her daughter’s wedding day.

Ghosts of DRC’s battlefront

If not by the gun, many in the DRC die from conflict-induced illnesses, preventable diseases or hunger in a resource-rich but shattered nation.

DRC rebel pullback raises hopes for peace talks

Hundreds of DRC rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move the UN hopes will open the way for peace talks.

Nkunda backs UN peace plan, fighting persists

Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to take part in UN-backed peace talks, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on.

UN envoy meets DRC rebel amid fresh fighting

A United Nations envoy met Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to seek peace in eastern DRC on Sunday as fresh fighting flared.

Rebel gunfire, the music of Chad

Harsh light and shifting shadows in the windblown desert of eastern Chad can conjure strange images, but this was no mirage.

Chad accuses Sudan of attacking eastern border

Chad accused Sudan’s army of attacking a town on its eastern border on Tuesday and blamed its neighbour for Chadian rebel raids.

Hope blooms in smiles of Kinshasa polio kids

After another tense day of photographing riots, mob violence and gun battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) capital Kinshasa, I head not to the nearest bar, but to a…