15 DR Congo military officers face trial for rape of minors

Congolese victims of rape sit covered at military court

Congolese victims of rape sit covered at the military court where suspects from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) appear on their trial at a makeshift courtroom in Mangombe village, Kamanyola on March 9, 2023. PHOTO | CRISPIN KYALANGALILWA | REUTERS

Kamanyola

A large crowd gathered around the open sides of the makeshift courtroom in the eastern Congolese village of Kamanyola in early March to watch the culmination of a trial of 15 military officers accused of raping minors.