DRC: Cleric wins 2008 Rafto Prize

The 2008 Professor Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize is awarded to Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué, right, for his dedication to end the plight of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The board of the Rafto Foundation has decided to award the Rafto Prize to Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué. The church leader brings hope to Eastern Congo, and his work brings hope for peace, reconciliation and human dignity to a people that have suffered from the deadliest conflict since World War II.