Congo - Maji-Maji Ingilima

These young folks (also called mai mai) make warfare in Africa fun. They would feel right at home in Compton. The mai mai are ganja-stoked, witchcraft-practicing teenage streetfighters who wear faucets, rosary beads and garden hoses as jewelry and worship water. They wear a cool grass headdress that makes them invisible in battle. Their name means "powerful water," a super-duper magic potion they whip up that protects them from bullets (although the headdress and magic potion do not come with a money-back guarantee). They are just local kids letting off a little steam and aren't quite up on the political situation. They have fought on both sides of the war and, of course, been killed in large numbers by both sides. The mai mai also make for great party hosts; they practice cannibalism and have attacked Hutu settlements. They are primarily from the Hunde, Nande and Nglima tribes near Goma. The main goal of the mai mai is to protect their villages around Bunia. Don't forget to lock up your gardening tools.