Foreign Affairs: A Worsening Crisis in Congo
And the Threat It Poses to U.S. National Security
For the last two decades, fighting has plagued the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in 5.4 million deaths, rampant corruption, and one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. The instability has already spread beyond the east as a constitutional and electoral crisis propels the fragile situation toward a larger conflict, and it is now threatening to destabilize a mineral-rich area known as Katanga.
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More News On The Crisis In DR Congo
Zambia Says Congo Refugees May Swell by 40,000 as Fighting Rages -- Bloomberg
Quarter of DRCongo refugees in Angola 'have gone home' -- New Vision
DR Congo authorities meet but still no election timetable -- AFP
As Congo Pushes for Another Vote Delay, Kabila Eyes 18 More Months in Office -- World Politics Review
DR Congo: 'Kabila is using delaying tactics' -- DW
Democratic Republic of Congo - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 -- Reliefweb
Living with violence in the DR Congo(Photo Gallery) -- BBC
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