Che in Congo

Almost 50 years ago, the mountains towering above Uvira, a lakeside town in South Kivu province, were the scene of some of the opening shots in DR Congo's post-colonial wars.

Che was unimpressed with Congo revolutionaries

In 1965, with the world on a tense Cold War footing, the Latin American revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara came here to try to spark a left-wing revolution.

Che aimed to pit himself against what he called the "Yankee Imperialists" whom he saw as backing compliant pro-western candidates for power in DR Congo.