The impact of conflict in the democratic republic of congo. The democratic republic of congo drc is recognized as the second most ethnically diverse nation in the world. English news and press release on democratic republic of the congo about health, protection and human rights, idps and epidemic. Share the worlds resources stwr according to a number of reports, multinational corporations play an important role in continuing the conflicts that have led to mass atrocities in the dcr. Joint evaluation of conflict prevention and peace building in the democratic republic of congo synthesis report legal registration. Democratic republic of congo after years of military conflict, and despite the 2006 general elections, which brought democratic institutions to power, once again simmering ethnic conflicts have become time bombs in some provinces of the democratic republic of the congo drc. Good day, there are much more hidden aspects of the dr congo war of invasion by its poor neighbours with the help of the international complicity that organizations like peace and conflict resolution based in bukavu, south kivu province might know but will not put in the public place. Peace and conflict resolution from the democratic republic. Conflict in the democratic republic of congo volume 80 issue 2 emily paddon. Noninternational armed conflict the democratic republic of congo is engaged in several noninternational armed conflicts on its territory against a number of nonstate armed groups, most notably against the allied democratic forces adf and the maimai yakutumba in kivu, the.
The democratic republic of the congo drc, the secondlargest country in africa, has been mired in conflict for decades. A country of paradoxes, it is a land rich in natural resources, but its people are among the poorest in the world. Conflict minerals and the democratic republic of congo bsr. Civil wars in the democratic republic of congo, 19602010. Dynamics of conflict and forced migration in the democratic. List of conflicts in the democratic republic of the congo. Between 1998 and 2003, the second congo war pitted angola, the drc, namibia, and.
Local humanitarian action in the democratic republic of congo. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including. Conflict minerals and the democratic republic of the congo. Relations congressional research service summary the united states and other donors have focused substantial resources on stabilizing the democratic republic of congo drc since the early 2000s, when africas world wara. Sadc interventions in the democratic republic of the congo.
Joint evaluation of conflict prevention and peace building in. The democratic republic of the congo enough project. Democratic republic of congo drc background in 1960, the drc gained independence from king leopold ii and belgium after nationalist uprisings in now called kinshasa. Voters popularly elect the president and the lower house of parliament national assembly. The democratic republic of the congo roots of the crisis the crisis in the democratic republic of the congo, or drc, has many layers. Democratic republic of congo is slowly recovering from a conflict known as africas first world war, which led to the loss of some five million lives between 1994 and 2003, but many eastern. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of. Joint evaluation of conflict prevention and peace building. Forests in post conflict democratic republic of congo. What is the main cause of the conflict in the democratic republic of the congo. Learn about sources of continued violence in the democratic republic of congo and how the united nations, african union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it. Pdf forests in postconflict democratic republic of.
Conflict minerals child labor problem companies sourcing tin, tantalum, and tungsten from the democratic republic of the congo need to be concerned with more than just conflict minerals. This report evaluates the links between coltan trade and violence in the east of the democratic republic of congo drc and examines the potential for recent legislation to. Conflict profile democratic republic of congo 1996 2005 mobutu sese seko ruled congo, which he renamed zaire, and has now been renamed the democratic republic of congo drc for more than three decades, from 1965 to 1997. Net june 2011 introduction slavery in the democratic republic of the congo is nothing new. The newly independent congo quickly became plagued with scandal, corruption, and civil conflict. Conflict minerals and the democratic republic of congo. Presentation for the 2nd annual global convening of organizations and individuals dedicated to preventing and ending atrocities and deadly violence against civilians. The history of conflict in the drc remains a driving factor of the current. This is a list of conflicts in democratic republic of the congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day.
University of kinshasa, university of kisangani, university of lubumbashi and spiez laboratory switzerland. Democratic republic of the congo 2018 human rights report executive summary the democratic republic of the congo drc is a nominally centralized constitutional republic. Root causes of the deadly conflict in the democratic. This case study on the link between coltan mining and armed conflict in drc. This document is also available in pdf format on the website. English assessment on democratic republic of the congo and 2 other countries about peacekeeping and peacebuilding, protection and human rights, idps and refugees. The democratic republic of congo formerly zaire has a long history of conflict, but its recent crises can be traced to the aftermath of the 1994 rwandan genocide. Democratic republic of the congo, country located in central africa. Structural causes of conflict in democratic republic of congo, 1996 2006 gilbert o. Zimbabwe against rwanda, uganda, and its new congolese allies.
Mobutus kleptocratic and autocratic rule impoverished the nation, but the war that led. Since the late 19th century, congo s vast natural resources have continually attracted violent intervention from abroad and stoked internal conflicts. Natural resources conflict in the democratic republic of. Peace agreement between the governments of the republic of rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo on the withdrawal of the rwandan troops from the territory of the democratic republic of the congo and the dismantling of the exfar and interahamwe forces in the democratic republic of the congo drc, available at. Report of the panel of experts on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the democratic republic of the congo is a report in pdf format from the united nations security council, detailing the illegal exploitation by countries and corporations. The continuing violence in the eastern democratic republic of the congo. Identification of arms sources found in the conflict in drc. Background and current developments congressional research service 1 recent developments in february 2011, the congolese government formally charged one senior military officer and 10 soldiers of mass rape in the town of fizi, in the eastern province of south kivu. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic republic of congo, december 4, 2017. Now centered in the east of the country, it involves a range of militant groups local militias, congolese and rwandan rebels, and the congolese army that use control over the countrys rich mineral.
Dynamics of local conflict in the democratic republic of congo. The war claimed over five millions people lives and is sometimes called africas war due to the number of countries involved in the conflict, which include libya, angola, chad, namibia, rwanda, sudan and zimbabwe. Background information the democratic republic of congo drc is a party to the 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees and its 1967 protocol hereinafter jointly referred to as the 1951 convention. Drc government in the search for a solution to conflicts and in its efforts to put the. In response to a request from the government of the democratic republic of the congo drc, in 2009 the.
The synthesis for policy makers is based on the main report, the democratic republic of the congo post conflict environmental assessment. Causes, impact and implications for the great lakes region executive summary the democratic republic of congo is recovering from conflicts, posting substantial improve ment in overall macroeconomic performance since the cessation of the war, on the back of robust copper and cobalt exports. The root causes of conflict in the democratic republic of congo. More than ten years after the official conclusion of the peace process, more armed groups are operating in eastern democratic republic of congo than during the two congo.
Ethnic conflict in the democratic republic of congo drc. Structural causes of conflict in democratic republic of. In the eyes of the general public, tantalum and coltan, a tantalumbearing ore that is mined in the drc, became the most visible symbol of the link between the deadly conflict in the drc and the exploitation of mineral resources. Effective management of its mining, oil, and forestry resources is key to its future economic progress. Root causes of the deadly conflict in the democratic republic of the congo democratic republic of the congo is the very heart of the african continent. Neither war nor peace in the democratic republic of congo drc.
Officially known as the democratic republic of the congo, the country has a 25mile 40km coastline on the atlantic ocean but is otherwise landlocked. What is the main cause of the conflict in the democratic. Noninternational armed conflicts in democratic republic of congo conflict type. Ochieng kamudhayi a research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree of master of arts in international conflict management september, 2010 university of nairobi library 0478586 1. The who country health profile of democratic republic of the congo provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and bulletin journal articles on the health issues of the country. Child labor in mines is one of the worst forms of child labor in the world.
The role of multinational corporations in the democratic. Noninternational armed conflicts in democratic republic. Conflicts in the democratic republic of congo united nations. Central africa was a site of slave raiding for the red sea and indian ocean slave trade long before the arrival of europeans. In the eastern provinces nord and sudkivu, province.
Democratic republic of congo is an enormous country, similar in size to western europe, and riddled with war. Postindependence, under president mobutu, entrenched corruption through the 1970s and 80s caused the country to splinter into city states, some with no formal justice system. However, the drc has not yet acceded to the 1954 convention relating to the. Karbo and mutisi provide an account of the many years of ethnic conflict. Democratic republic of congo 2018 conflict risk diagnostic. The book, civil wars in the democratic republic of congo, 19602010 by emizet francois kisangani, is an analysis of the various civil wars in the congo. Violence in the democratic republic of congo global. In response to violence carried out by exiled rwandan hutu genocidaires, rwandan and ugandan forces invaded the democratic republic. Congo oubanguisangha basin cicos and the nile basin initiative nbi. Kinshasa, zaire the democratic republic of the congo drc is most notably known for the second congo war. Pdf this essay analyzes the role of insurgent groups in the antikabila civil war in the congo. As a point of departure, kisangani gives the term civil wars a new meaning because in this book, this term encompasses secession conflicts, ethnic wars, revolts, rebellions, invasions, and mutinies. Causes, impact and implications for the great lakes region the democratic republic of congo is recovering from conflicts, posting substantial improvement in overall macroeconomic performance since the cessation of the war, on the back of robust copper and cobalt exports.
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