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Starving and sick, people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo are caught in a bloody cycle of violence and political turmoil

Jason Burke Masisi

Tue 3 Apr 2018 05.00 BST

A 22-old rebel soldier, wounded and now dying, in a hospital in Masisi, DRC.
A 22-old rebel soldier, wounded and now dying, in a hospital in Masisi, DRC. Photograph: Jason Burke for the Guardian

Justin Kapitu is dying. He does not know it yet, and the doctors treating the 22-year-old rebel fighter are unlikely to tell him soon, but his chances of surviving more than a few months are virtually non-existent.

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