People in the middle of violent political chaos don't buy dishwashers.

The joint visit comes at a significant moment in the history of DRC with the first democratically elected president in 40 years after many years of war.

There are all sorts of possibilities. In the meantime, I must warn you not to hope too much from a war.

And my childhood was spent in turmoil of war.

Women's equality must be at the front and centre of the discussion if there is to be a hope of restoring peace and prosperity to wartorn nations such as Afghanistan.