The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC

Congolese troops in the eastern DRC during fighting with M23 in 2013. Image © MONUSCO/Clara Padovan via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced prolonged conflict for many years. The recent advancement of M23, a Rwanda-backed rebel force, has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. The militia has captured key sites, including Goma, the region’s largest city, and, on Feb. […]

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