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Photo: In charge, Congo
December 5, 2012
By The IRC
Photo: Sinziana Demian/IRC
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -
Well over 100,000 people who were forced from their homes by recent fighting between government troops and rebels are still sheltering in camps near the city of Goma, in eastern Congo. While her mother searches for food for the family, this seven-year-old is washing the dishes while also caring for her three younger siblings.
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