Colonel Udju of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) prepares to leave for a flight organized by The Bridgeway Foundation to urge ADF fighters to surrender (Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group originally from Uganda that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2019 and operates in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) on May 8, 2024, at Kasese airport, eastern Uganda. US-based Bridgeway Foundation, which describes itself as the charitable arm of a Texan investment firm and says it focuses on "preventing, ending and helping communities recover from violence".
It first launched air operations in early April. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)