Is Congo Slipping Towards All-Out Civil War?

‘All-Out War’ Feared As Congo Goes To The Polls -- Globe And Mail

One of Africa’s biggest and most unstable countries is sliding toward a resurgence of armed conflict as a crucial election campaign is increasingly tainted by fraud allegations and violent clashes.

Few people are expecting a fair vote on Nov. 28 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and analysts predict that the mounting distrust is likely to trigger more violence after the election. Up to five million people have died since 1998 in Congo in one of the world’s bloodiest civil wars.

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My Comment: The wars and conflicts that have marred DR Congo for the past two decades have been one of the most bloodiest in the world. Will a dysfunctional government and a corrupt electoral process change all of this .... I doubt it.