Coaxing Militiamen Out of Congo



From The Washington Post:

U.N. Tries to Dilute Conflict by Helping Hutus Return to Rwanda

NYABIONDO, Congo -- The couple had spent three hard years in a militia camp deep in the forests around this eastern Congolese village when they finally decided to escape.

Droselle Uwonkunda's husband, a militiaman, left first, and a few weeks ago she followed him -- hiking for four days through the rainy forest with their 7-year-old daughter, Grace, crossing rivers and sliding down muddy paths. When Grace was tired, Uwonkunda encouraged her with visions of where they were headed.

"I told her we are going to Rwanda, our beautiful country, with nice houses and good roads," she said, sitting in a grass-roofed gazebo in this village, where she is waiting to be repatriated. "I told her we are leaving the forest, and we are going home."

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My Comment: The Hutu militias have caused enormous pain and suffering throughout the region. The animosity against them is justified and understood.

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