Thomson Reuters Foundation: Dreaming of peace in DRC

At first glance you might not know that a crisis is unfolding just across the lake, where the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is within seeing distance.

The Ugandan shore of Lake Albert is no longer full of thousands of people, no longer a makeshift settlement where women build up temporary tents out of the traditional kitenge fabric to protect themselves from the sun.

You can no longer see feces floating in the same water used by women to wash their clothes and children to fill bottles of water.

Now, the fish market which was transformed into a refugee landing site has a few people scattered around, resting under the shade or standing with the few belongings they could bring. Others are lined up awaiting medical attention – the calm atmosphere a stark difference from what I saw just a few weeks ago on my first visit.

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