What are the key obstacles to obtaining sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and what steps are necessary to overcome them? 25 Articles

by Jason Panutsos

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country steeped in decades of heinous, oppressive rule, but one that is rich in resources and tribal cultures. It is an area where outside forces have continually pulled the stri...read more

by Ollie Jonson

Is it any wonder that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is struggling to make democracy work when all it has known is corruption, exploitation and terror? Since its inception as an imperial pawn, the DRC has known onl...read more

by V. Kumar

FOUR KEY OBSTACLES stand today between Congo and sustainable peace, and till they are addressed, there seems to be little hope for relief for the African nation. Persisting violence in Congo today is the result of four ...read more

by David Gittlin

Years of political and economic oppression by foreign interests coupled with civil war and military tension primarily caused by hatred between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes of neighboring Rwanda are major obstacles to peace in...read more

by Kofi Thompson

The abiding misfortune of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is that providence blessed it with such unimaginable mineral wealth. That wealth, has acted as a magnet, to attract an assortment of adventurers, throughout ...read more

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by Marcus Brooks

Out of the shadows of European colonialism, we have intermittent war in the Congo. The struggle began in 1960 as popular leader, Patrice Lumumba desired his people to be self-sufficient and determine their own futures. T...read more

by Akram Saqib

The Democratic Republic of Congo is surrounded by seven African states as well as seven deadly sins. Anarchy is rampant and there is no power to set the law and order situation right in this state that is out of joint. Th...read more

by Rscott Stewart

Since 1996, a mere twelve years, conflict has raged in the African nation of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in the deaths of more than five and a half million people. Because of this loss of life, the wars...read more

by Selenna

The Democratic Republic of Congo has long been an epicenter of conflict and corruption in the Kivu region. The conflict is fuelled by the fact that the country is the richest in the world in terms of natural resources, an...read more

by Devona Riley

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a divided nation, plagued with layers of strife. It is a country in slow recovery from war. The DRC's transitional government has to grapple with continuous threats to the hu...read more

by Steve Lussing

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world's richest countries in natural resources. It is this wealth which is at the core of a conflict which since 1998 has caused over 5 million violence and non-vio...read more

by E Ade

INTRODUCTION The conflict situation in Democratic Republic of Congo, is one among the many conflicts created on the African continent by decades of dictatorship, corruption and unaccountability on part of many African lea...read more

by Telhare'sha Dawkins

Three key obstacles to sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo are administrative incompetence, political illiteracy and severe amorality. They are as conspicuous as horns; and two are bloated by the histori...read more

by Julia Bodeeb White

You probably have a tiny bit of the Congo in your pocket, purse or on your desk. Your cell phone, computer, camcorder and stereo most likely contain the mineral coltan. Much of the world's supply of this mineral is mined...read more

by Justin Patterson

The recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were supposed to end the bloodshed in that nation. Joseph Kabila won the election in the first democratic elections in decades. Now the people were going to ...read more

by CliftonRoy

Learned behavior is an attribute that is un-deniably difficult to change in all people and in all cultures. The people of the Congo and in practically all un-developed regions of the world are victims of a climate of subj...read more

by Marie Devine

In the Democratic Republic of Congo the abundance of natural resources and the inequality and exploitation of people for the profit of others actually becomes the key obstacle to obtaining sustainable peace. Sustainable p...read more

by Karamo Nimaga

WHAT ARE THE KEY OBSTACLES TO OBTAIN SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPBLIC OF CONGO AND WHAT STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO OVERCOME THEM The 1990s were another Gregorian calender years unlike the Coptic Calender, wh...read more

by hibernianscribe

Colton a rare earth element found in every mobile phone and quite commonly found in the DRC is worth fighting for. Many international telecommunications companies are in hot pursuit of contracts within the DRC to secure su...read more

by Rosemary Redfern

The key obstacles to obtaining substantial peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo result from the country's turbulent history, and have been fueled by the enormous mineral wealth in the country. The greed generated by t...read more