Synopsis
A raw and unfiltered insight into the bloodiest conflict since the Second World War - the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Programme: Storyville
- Episode: This is Congo
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Geography | Development | Poverty
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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