The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems, the thoughts, the reviews, the photos, the paintings and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Tuesday July 4th, 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo: Sky Getting Darker by Rene Wadlow
The armed conflict in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) on the frontier with Rwanda seems to be growing worse and is impacting in a negative way the lives of people. The current fighting adds to the insecurity of the area and has virtually stopped cross-frontier activities largely done by women small traders. As a result, the price of existing food supplies has increased greatly, and shortages are to be feared.
The current armed conflict is among a Tutsi-led militia, Movement du 23 mars (M23), the forces of the RDC government and different ethnic militias. The President of the RDC, Felix Tshisehed sponsored the creation of local militias to help government soldiers, but the government does not control these militias. The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO) which has been in the RDC since 1989 is the largest U.N. peacekeeping force with some 15,000 members.
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The Sacrament of Summer #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“We break the bread
And drink the wine
To the sacrament of summer:
The beginning of long hot summer days,
Love, laughter, oiled brown skin,”
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Fika bonding! #61 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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