1.   But on Tuesday, money changers holding bricks of Congolese francs reappeared, and families moved back into the homes that Mount Nyiragongo had spared.

2.   One of his first acts will be to revamp the monetary system, replacing the zaire currency with new Congolese francs, he said.

3.   Some were so hungry they dug up cassava fields, leaving Congolese francs as payment in the dirt.

4.   Today, the economy has collapsed and the Congolese franc is losing value every week.

5.   Many foreign businesspeople, forced to buy overvalued Congolese francs, have left the country.