Photographs by Matthieu Alexandre
Loulombo, Pool, Congo, 2005
The Pool war is an internal conflict between the Republic of Congo and the Ninja militia of the Pool department from 1998 to 2005, which resurfaced from 4 April 2016 to 23 December 2017. In April 2007, Pastor Ntumi signed an agreement with the government: he became deputy minister, in exchange for which the 5,000 fighters of his militia would be disarmed.
I followed the team of an NGO that helps the inhabitants and the former Ninja fighters.
All photographs copyrighted © Matthieu Alexandre
A report commissioned by Secours Catholique - Caritas France
Credits:
© Matthieu Alexandre