The RED-Tabara armed group operates out of the DRC’s volatile eastern region, which shares a porous 243km border with Burundi.
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Rwanda shapes conflict in the region by using the Congolese Tutsi to centre its claims of a continued threat of genocide.
Young people have little desire to bring up their parents’ divisions, but older Rwandans remain fearful of a resurgence of tensions.
Regional countries are embroiled in a geopolitical struggle over influence and survival.
Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.
Chances of longer term peace are small because of the DRC’s assumption that it can achieve peace through sheer military force.
Regional rivalries have functioned as oxygen, allowing the rebel group to survive and grow.
Plenty remains to be done to improve the lives of Congolese citizens.
The international effort to address three decades of violence in eastern DRC has drawn in the UN, east African troops and now a southern African force.
Laurent Kabila and his son Joseph were the Democratic Republic of Congo’s third and fourth presidents.
Central to the DRC’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa and underrepresented groups in the eastern region.
The causes of violence in the DRC are complex. Narrowing them down to the single lens of ethnicity can be misleading.
A comprehensive strategy does not seem to be an immediate priority for Congolese authorities with an eye on elections.
The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
Insecurity, especially in the DRC’s South Kivu, is considered a serious threat by Burundi’s army.
The Banyamulenge have been viewed as strangers in their own country – the violence targeting them revolves around this misconception.
Football provides a way for unpopular elites to build political capital – but also creates space for citizens to voice dissent.
Destructive mining in Congo’s protected areas is rampant because it generates money for citizens, officials and armed groups.
There are advantages to a regional force overseen by the East African Community – particularly as the bloc is leading new political talks.
Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
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Visiting Researcher, University of Leeds
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Researcher and lecturer, City University of New York
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London
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Adjunct assistant professor, University of Copenhagen
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Research Affiliate, University of Pretoria
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Professor in International Development, University of Antwerp
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Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University
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Research Associate, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI)
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Honorary Associate Professor, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda
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Adjunct Professor, Griffith University
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Lecturer in African History, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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Assistant Professor, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences and Director of the Centre for Mediation in Africa, University of Pretoria
