A Year in Kinshasa

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been home to one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent years. But the upcoming elections might spell big changes there. Bryan Mealer--a former AP correspondent who recently returned from a year in Kinshasa--joins us with an update.

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