From the archives: A hungry Congolese soldier
(John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes)
Kisangani, Congo, 2011: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s troops frequently faced the challenge of not getting enough food, whether on base or in the field. As a result, soldiers were known to steal from the population. Here, a hungry soldier made do with some fresh palm oil seeds after a hard day of training.
An American effort at the time sought to teach the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s hungry soldiers how to farm their own food.
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