Kongo ringt mit der Wiedereingliederung von Kindern, die im Bürgerkrieg Opfer und Täter waren

von Kristin Palitza, Bukavu

Frieden und Stabilität im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, eines der zentralen Wahlversprechen Präsident Joseph Kabilas seit 2006, bleiben Wunschdenken. Die Region ist extrem volatil. Auch das Problem der Kindersoldaten bleibt ungelöst.

by Kristin Palitza | Gaet Teidouma

In Gaet Teidouma, a small village in a plain of sand and rocks more than 800 km (500 miles) east of Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, Kertouma Mint Sedatty tries to feed her 8-month-old son Mohammed in a tent made from sticks and rags. It's not going well. Mohammed sucks desperately, but Sedatty hardly has milk to feed the child. "We ran out of food a few days ago," says the 39-year-old mother of seven. "My children are hungry. Our three cows can't find anything to eat and stopped giving milk. It's going to be a very difficult year." She pauses. "Most people won't survive."