Nigeria, April 12 -- The Congo is bleeding again or maybe it never stopped.
From the volcanic shadows of Goma to the weary markets of Bunia and the rebel-patrolled paths of Rutshuru, blood mixes with dust. Once again, ceasefire talks are underway, this time in Doha, where officials from the Congolese government and the M23 rebels face each other with tired scripts and forced handshakes. Few believe anything will come of it. Certainly not the widows of Beni or the displaced children in Ituri. Certainly not the farmers of Minembwe whose land has been lost to bullets, not drought.
To those watching from afar, this might feel like just another African conflict. But for those within, it is an unending cycle. Eastern Congo has become both w...