Central to the DRC’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa and underrepresented groups in the eastern region.
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The Banyamulenge have been viewed as strangers in their own country – the violence targeting them revolves around this misconception.
Protests are likely to continue over the coming months, particularly in the run-up to the Congo presidential elections next year.
New illicit flows of arms and ammunition contribute to fueling conflict and instability in West Africa.
For nearly three decades, eastern Congo has been characterised by insecurity, with frequent outbreaks of violence between armed groups and attacks on civilians.
Criminal gangs, insurgents and terrorist groups seek to protect the people in the areas they govern, when a central government’s power is weak or nonexistent.
There is an urgent need to improve the training of both the army and police in the DRC.
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Postdoctoral fellow, Brown University
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Senior researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
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Associate Professor, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership In Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University
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Head of Data & Analytics and Senior Researcher for the Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Security Assessment in North Africa project at the Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Researcher and lecturer, City University of New York
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Visiting Researcher, University of Leeds
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York
