War and peace keeping in the Congo: Haunting images capture life in the ravaged country swarming with refugees and rival militias on the eve of 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in a near-constant state of war for a generation in a region of Africa afflicted by unimaginable violence, which culminated in genocide 20 years ago.

After attaining independence from Belgium in 1960, Congo descended into a civil war during a UN mission there. 

The international organization, tasked with keeping peace around the world, has often been ineffective, as National Geographic investigative journalist James Verini details in a new in-depth special report titled, Should the United Nations Wage War to Keep Peace? 

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