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The Irish Peace Corps in the Congo: A Forgotten Chapter
Most people know the Irish for their fierce resistance to British rule, but few realize that in the mid-1960s, a significant number of Irish nurses and doctors traveled to the newly independent Republic of Congo to help rebuild its shattered healthcare system. This episode explores the complex reality of the Irish Peace Corps mission in Katanga, where volunteers like Father Damien’s spiritual successors faced not just tropical disease and logistical nightmares, but also the brutal shadow of the secessionist war and Cold War proxy conflicts. We look at how these quiet professionals navigated a…
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