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DRC and Rwanda: CAFOD supports Bishops calling for peace

We are calling for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Journey from hatred to hope

Abbé Jean Marie, who lost nine members of his family during the genocide, is involved in vital reconciliation work that provides hope for Rwanda's future

Democratic Republic of Congo

The DRC is a vast country with immense mineral wealth and natural resources. It is emerging from more than a decade of devastating civil war in which almost four million people died and as many as half a million women and girls have been victims of extreme sexual violence carried out by armed groups.

As rebels occupy the Congolese town of Goma, CAFOD pledges £100,000 to support people fleeing to safety

Rebel group the M23 entered the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday morning taking control of the airport. Reports from CAFOD partners on the ground indicate that tens of thousands of people are fleeing, and hundreds are taking refuge in Church buildings.

Catholic Church in Africa outraged by Congo violence

African Catholic Church leaders meeting in Kinshasa say that escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing a major humanitarian tragedy.