I sit in New England with the snow whirling around the house and Christmas carols playing in the background. And Congo seems so far away. I ...

As I mentioned earlier, one of the Shona women grew up in Kiwanja, which was the site of intense fighting and brutal killings a few weeks ag...

The Shona ladies have decided to rent a small house across the border in Rwanda for three months. Security continues to be a significant co...

A good picture of life these days... NY Times

For those of you wanting to follow more news I recommend a BBC update on the fighting in Eastern Congo: BBC article I read an article yester...

Last night, between 8 and 9 PM, 6 people dressed in civilian clothing entered the house of a man (I have been asked not to use names). This...

One of the Shona women grew up in Kiwanja. Almost all of her family continue to live there. Two weeks ago, at the beginning of their succes...