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———. “A Massacre in Congo, Despite Nearby Support.” New York Times, December 11, 2008.

———. “Militias in Congo Tied to Government and Rwanda.” New York Times, December 13, 2008.

———. “Resolving Crisis in Congo Hinges on Foreign Forces.” New York Times, December 19, 2007.

———. “Rwanda’s Shadow, From Darfur to Congo.” New York Times, July 23, 2006.

———. “War’s Chaos Steals Congo’s Young by the Millions.” New York Times, July 30, 2006.

Powell, Alvin, with Michael Van Rooyen and Jocelyn Kelly. “Rape of the Congo: Making Sense of Sexual Violence in Central Africa.” Harvard Public Health Review, Spring 2009.

Ruxin, Josh. “Calm in Kigali, Horror in Congo.” New York Times, October 20, 2008.

———. “A Solvable Problem.” New York Times, October 24, 2007.

———. “Peace in Congo?” New York Times, February 9, 2009.

Timberg, Craig. “For Congo’s Mothers, Unceasing Loss.” Washington Post, February 12, 2005.

Vidal, John. “Sold Down the River.” The Guardian, September 22, 2007.

———. “World Bank Accused of Razing Congo Forests.” The Guardian, October 4, 2007.

Winfrey, Oprah. “Ricky Martin Travels To Meet Tsunami Orphans.” The Oprah Winfrey Show, January 24, 2005.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LISA J . SHANNON is founder of Run for Congo Women, which began with her lone thirty-mile trail run and quickly blossomed into a global, volunteer-driven grassroots effort to raise funds and awareness for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She previously owned a photography production company, where she served as art director and producer. Shannon lives in Portland, Oregon.

INDEX

A

Adrien

Alejandro, Major

André

Angola

animal casualties

Asende

B

Banyamulenge

Baraka trip

Battle of Solferino, The

Beatrice

Bonjour

border crossing

Brownback, Sam

Bukavu, Congo; See also Orchid Safari Club

bullies

Bureau pour le Volontariat au Service de l’Enfance et de la Santé (BVES)

Burundi

C

carbon stores

CARE

Caritas

Cecile

Chantal

Chihamba

child mortality

child refugees

child-soldier rehabilitation center

child soldiers

Choctaw Nation

Christine

Christophe

Claude

coltan mining

Congolese Army

corruption

D

Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

departure from the Congo

Dr. Roger

E

Eric

F

father’s death

FDD

First Annual New York Run for Congo Women

fistula

Fitina

Fitness

Friends of Congo

Furaha

G

gang rape

Generose

genocide memorials

gold mining

gorilla preservation

grassroots activism

H

Harkins, George

HIV

Hochschild, Adam

Hortense: Baraka tripcharacteristics; sister visits; Walker visit; Walungu visit

Hutus

I

Interahamwe: abductions; attack on Generose; child recruits; ethnic violence; Kaniola attacks; military conflicts; refugee camps

International Medical Corp

International Rescue Committee

Isabelle

J

Jackson, Lisa

Jean Paul

Johnson, Teisha

Joseph

Jules

Junior

K

Kabila, Joseph

Kabila, Laurent

Kahuzi Biega National Park

Kaniola

Kaycee, Major

Khan, Colonel

Kigali Genocide Memorial Center

Kigali, Rwanda

King Leopold’s Ghost (Hochschild)

Komunyakaa, Yusef

L

Leopold (King of Belgium)

letter from Generose

Ling, Lisa

Luc

Lucien

M

Mai Mai: Baraka trip; children; killing ideology; and René; sexual violence

malnourished children

Mama Annie

Marie

Marie (sister)

mass graves

Maurice: Baraka trip; farewells; guide and translator; Kaniola visit; peanut purchase; real estate shopping trip; return visit; sister visits; Walungu visit

mineral resources

mining activities

missing people

Mobutu Sese Seko

Morel, E. D.

mortality rates

Moses

mother-daughter relationship

Munch, Edward

N

Nadine

Namegabe, Murhabazi

Namibia

National Congress for the Defense of People (CNDP)

Nina

Nkunda, Laurent

Noella

nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

North Kivu Province

note from father

Nsemeru

Nshobole

O

Obama, Barack

Oprah

Orchid Safari Club

Oregonian

O, The Oprah Magazine

P

Pai Pai

Pakistani Army officer

Panzi Hospital

Pascal

peanut