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Congo's civil war has left millions dead and a nation in ruins. Can it recover? Africa's second largest nation, we hear little about it in the European press: is this because the country is of no strategic interest - or because it is seen as a hopeless case? In a struggle with so many factions can the West help - or should it be left to African nations? Speakers: John Prendergast, Special Advisor, ICG; Muzemba Charles Kukwila, former deputy Congolese ambassador to the EU; Baffour Ankomah, editor of New African magazine; and Anneke van Woudenberg, Senior Researcher, Congo, for Human Rights Watch. Chair: Robert Guest, Africa Editor at The Economist. Award winning photojournalist Marcus Bleasedale will start the event with a presentation of recent photos of the Congo.