Ota Benga Alliance For Peace, Healing and Dignity

MUGUNGA, 15 June 2011 (IRIN) - In Mugunga, about 12km from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), communities of Bambuti have been eking out a living at the edge of the city. The Bambuti are believed to be among Central Africa's oldest inhabitants, surviving from hunting and gathering. Among those living in Mugunga, some fled the war in eastern DRC in 2005 and others were evicted from their ancestral homes in Virunga National Park, home to DRC’s mountain gorillas.

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An IRIN Film: « Obligés de fuir » (in French) can be seen at the IRIN website: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85858