Ben Affleck Calls On US To Help Congo

Actor/director Ben Affleck has addressed members of Congress to appeal for stronger US leadership over the "desperate" situation in Congo.

Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, the Argo star said a desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of US leadership, and it will get worse without one.

Affleck said he had travelled to Congo regularly in recent years, seeing both the effects of violence and the potential of the African country, and called for the US to show moral leadership in the region.

"They deserve better than this cycle of violence and upheaval," he said of the people of Congo. "Without persistent, high-level leadership by the United States, the key players will not come to the table and do their part."

Affleck has been going to Congo for several years

Smartly dressed in a suit and tie, Affleck told the committee the US should lead an effort to reshape the role in the region of the United Nations, which has failed to stop rebels terrorising eastern Congo.

An estimated five million people have been killed since a second regional war began in 1997.

Affleck was one of five witnesses, including academic experts and government officials, to testify to the committee about Congo - but the only one asked to pose for pictures.

He was appearing before the committee on the strength of his experience in founding the East Congo Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation formed in 2010 that helps direct aid to the war-torn region.

The actor, who has three children with wife Jennifer Garner, revealed that he plans to travel to Congo again next year.

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