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BUMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO APRIL 6: Unidentified villagers paddle in their wooden dugout canoes along the Congo River on April 6, 2006 in Bumba, Congo, DRC. The river is a lifeline for millions of people, who depend on it for transport and trade. Many boats are traveling on the river with goods and passengers. The longest schedule route is between Kisangani and Kinshasa, the Capital, a journey of 1750 kilometers. Congo, DRC is planning to hold general elections by July 2006, the first democratic elections in forty years. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson)

BUMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO APRIL 6: Unidentified villagers paddle in their wooden dugout canoes along the Congo River on April 6, 2006 in Bumba, Congo, DRC. The river is a lifeline for millions of people, who depend on it for transport and trade. Many boats are traveling on the river with goods and passengers. The longest schedule route is between Kisangani and Kinshasa, the Capital, a journey of 1750 kilometers. Congo, DRC is planning to hold general elections by July 2006, the first democratic elections in forty years. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson)