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October 7, 2009
Academic Module
This module features teaching notes by Independent Consultant for International Development and Foreign Policy Anthony W. Gambino, author of Congo: Securing Peace, Sustaining Progress, along with other resources to supplement the text. This Council Special Report addresses the country’s social, economic, and security challenges and recommends two priorities for U.S. policy: combating insecurity in the east and promoting sustainable development.
August 13, 2009
Must Read
Adam Hochschild emphasizes four major factors that continuously cause conflict in Congo: long-standing antagonism between certain ethnic groups, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, vast wealth in natural resources, and lastly, a vast population--65 million--in an area as big as the United States east of the Mississippi.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Ethnicity and National Identity
July 9, 2009
Must Read
This International Crisis Group report examines the failed attempts of the past to dismantle the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)--an insurgency with roots that go back to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda--and recommends a new approach to help end great civilian suffering and restore state authority in the eastern Congo.
See more in International Peace and Security, Conflict Assessment
May 11, 2009
Must Read
International Crisis Group Africa Report 2009 outlines five priorities for a successful peacebuilding strategy for the eastern Congo including a credible and comprehensive disarmament strategy and a security system reform with a new focus on building capacity and accountability in the Kivus as well as Orientale province.
See more in International Peace and Security
April 24, 2009
Must Read
This strategic paper published by the Enough Project offers a comprehensive strategy to end the trade of Congo's conflict minerals.
See more in Natural Resources Management
April 23, 2009
Audio
Listen to Anthony W. Gambino, an independent consultant for international development and foreign policy, discuss securing peace in the Congo with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
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January 9, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson discusses the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army Leader, Joseph Kony; his crimes against humanity; and the quest to find him.
See more in Uganda, Human Rights, International Crime
December 12, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson discusses how eastern Congo, "a vacuum of sovereignty," will be a challenge for President-elect Obama.
December 10, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson describes the dire scenes in the Congo.
See more in Human Rights
November 10, 2008
Analysis Brief
Lawlessness in eastern Congo has reached a critical juncture. Analysts fear the crisis in the enormous country, which borders nine others, could spread across the region.
See more in UN, Conflict Assessment
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