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In the Congo: So Akoyo called a town meeting and told everyone to bring whatever weapons they had: pre-World War II rifles, homemade shotguns, lances, swords, machetes, hunting knives, bows with sheaths of poisoned arrows.
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February 18th, 2009 at 10:26 am
On Jan. 24, the army finally sent troops: 175 soldiers came to Bangadi.
Their presence is more of a worry than a reassurance, said Akoyo: The soldiers’ rations have run out and they haven’t been paid. There’s little food at the market because people fear going to their fields. Nearly every day, there are reports of rebel attacks on surrounding villages from refugees who continue to stream in.
“This is a dangerous situation,” Akoyo said. “They haven’t started yet, but soon, if they don’t get provisioned, they’ll start requisitioning the little food we have.”
That will make it better…