Civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed the lives of over five million people in one of the deadliest wars in contemporary African history. Known as the Great War of Africa, which began in 1998, it involved multiple armed groups, and other African countries. The war and the ensuing conflicts were heavily driven by control over the valuable natural resources of the country.
Bonifus Kabongo Ilunga, was asked to undertake a life threatening mission to find the leader of the Mai Mai rebel group deeply ensconced in a heavily armed and guarded jungle region, and persuade him to come
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