Congo & Rwanda: Africa's World War

The deadliest conflict since World War II has received remarkably little international attention.

The wars in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have claimed millions of lives, triggered one of history's worst humanitarian crises and left eastern Congo plagued by mass sexual violence and armed conflict to this day.

Having reported from both countries for many years, Itai Anghel traces the roots of these tragedies, from colonialism and the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the regional wars that followed. Through powerful documentary footage and personal encounters, he examines the political, ethnic and historical forces that continue to fuel violence across Central Africa.

The lecture also tells the story of a humanitarian initiative founded by Anghel, which has brought Israeli teams of gynecologists to eastern Congo to treat women who survived horrific wartime sexual violence.

A moving and eye-opening journey into one of the world's least understood conflicts.