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Jean Claude Benda 29 was shot through the leg as the CNDP advanced into Rutshuru as he returned to pick up two children from his home during the clashes, militias broke down the door and shot him in his leg as he was of fighting age. He led on the…

FARDC Troops arrest a drunken soldier who started a firefight in a displaced camp in Kibati. It lasted over half an hour and on person died as a result. Displaced sought shelter in their tents which provide no effective security. Although the…

A Government soldier lies dead by the side on the road just a few kilometers outside Goma. rebel forces hold positions all around the town and effectively control all goods and services coming in to Goma.

Fourteen years after the Rwandan genocide, Hutu and Tutsi ethnic tension overflows in neighboring Congo. 250,000 people have been displaced over the past weeks and Hutu militia, government soldiers, and Tutsi warlords battle against each other in the…

Adjusting his collar and dressed to impress, a young man steps out for the evening. No one is certain what lies ahead for Dharavi as developers dream of a high tech campus surrounded by expensive condos and others new homes for the area's…

A bride embraces her mother upon returning to her home following her wedding. In sticking to Indian tradition the bride lives with the groom's family for one month before coming home. Traditions remain alive among the Indian diaspora in Dharavi.…

Sheets fly in the breeze near Dharavi's edge where polluted pools of water serve the population for bathing, washing clothing and breeding mosquitoes. Developers are promising plans that will tap into Dharavi's miraculous work ethic to increase their…

Years of labor are etched in the face of a potter in Dharavi. Younger generations, benefiting from India's economic boom and breaking down of castes, are aspiring to a better life than toiling at the kilns in the slum.

Few places in perpetually moving Dharavi can match the 90 Foot Road area that runs through the heart of the slum. Lined with jewelry shops, leather goods, bus traffic, food stores, butcher shops; the commercial hub is always a beehive of activity.

A stream of green dye passes in front of a family's porch in the northern end of the slum. While there is a great deal of pride in Dharavi most parents hope that their children can gain and education that will enable them to escape the grinding…