Anderson Cooper covers forgotten horror

Posted Sep 27, 2006 by Walt Belcher

Updated Sep 27, 2006 at 09:24 AM

    We hear so much about Iraq and Afghanistan. But what about Africa?

    CNN’s Anderson Cooper will anchor Anderson Cooper 360º for three nights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Tuesday, Oct. 3, through Thursday, Oct. 5, as part of the program’s weeklong emphasis on violence and political turmoil in several African nations.

    Ethnic strife and a civil war in Congo have been responsible for the deaths of more than 3 million people since 1998. As many as 1,250 people there die every day, mostly from hunger and disease. 

  The program also will focus on the Darfur region of Sudan where violence continues to rage. Africa correspondent Jeff Koinange provides updates on the continuing genocide there as well as ethnic and political conflicts. In addition, CNN senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits refugee camps along the border of Sudan and Chad to report on the medical conditions of refugees fleeing the brutal fighting between the two countries.