![]() ![]() It is the world’s leading producer of cobalt and the third largest producer of copper – minerals used in manufacturing electronic gadgets and electric vehicles. The DRC is rich in vast natural resources. Tshisekedi and leading opposition candidates, including former oil executive Martin Fayulu, ex-Katanga Governor Moise Katumbi and Nobel Prize-winning gynaecologist Dennis Mukwege, have all campaigned in the east, promising a respite from the violence. Regional East African Community (EAC) troops deployed in 2022 to monitor M23 retreats are also withdrawing after Tshisekedi deemed them ineffective in fighting the rebels. MONUSCO, the 14,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission in the region since 1999, is preparing to pull out after repeated protests from locals who say the force has failed to tackle insecurity. M23’s resurgence has heightened regional tensions, threatening to put DRC at war with Rwanda. Several peace agreements – the latest in April – have failed to end the group’s hostilities. Its fighters went dormant for almost a decade but re-emerged in 2021 to claim swaths of territory in North Kivu. ![]() In June, ADF fighters attacked a high school on the border with Uganda and killed 37 people.Īllegedly backed by Rwanda, the M23 group claims to be fighting for the rights of Congolese Tutsis. The group was linked to ISIL (ISIS) in 2021. The ADF has roots in Uganda but it later moved across the border to the DRC. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and M23 are the most active groups. Some seek sovereign territory, while others claim to be fighting for the rights of marginalised groups. Some 120 armed groups operate in the North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces, attacking civilian communities, raping women, hacking men with machetes. The multifaceted crisis has affected everything from the economy to ethnic relations. Widespread violence perpetrated by multiple armed groups with varying motives has racked the country’s east for about three decades now, leading to the displacement of seven million people. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 What’s at stake in the DRC election? list 2 of 4 How Beijing is changing the way it involves itself in Taiwan’s election list 3 of 4 President el-Sisi declared victorious in Egypt election list 4 of 4 Why Chileans rejected conservative constitution, and what’s next? end of list Ending persistent insecurityĪ peaceful DRC is a priority for most Congolese. ![]()
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