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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Moses Sawasawa

Photos of an orthopedic center in Congo that helps amputees regain mobility

Congo Conflict Injured - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Fighting has long battered Congo’s mineral-rich east, displacing some 7 million people in the conflict that is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Many have lost their limbs.

In comes the Shirika la Umoja, an orthopedic center on the front line of the conflict in Goma, which produces prosthetics for the wounded despite an overwhelming surge of casualties.

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