We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine” – Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo

by Koen Vlassenroot,  Judith Verweijen and Godefroid Muzalia.

Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and direct engagement. Meanwhile, the situation in eastern DR Congo rapidly evolves into an increasingly desperate tangle of insecurity, a lack of basic governance, and a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis.

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