Kidnapping for cash thrives in eastern DR Congo Kidnapping for cash is a flourishing activity in North Kivu, a strife-wracked eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo where victims cannot count on the state and security forces to halt the racket. Insecurity runs so high in this region that some charitable organisations like the international Red Cross have been forced to suspend operations for months on end, despite crying needs among a population mired in grinding poverty. A voiced AFPTV report