How the war economy centred in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling the conflict in the Great Lakes Region (1998-2016)
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Date
2016
Authors
Mokose, Manapo Tebello
Solomon, Hussein
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Publisher
University of the Free State
Abstract
Millions have been killed in the eastern Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC). Despite various mediation
efforts and having one of the largest United Nations/
African Union peacekeeping forces in the world, the
carnage continues to claim more victims. What this
paper argues is that the underlying war economy must
be seen as the basis of the ongoing violence and only
its eradication and replacement by a peace economy
will there be any hope for sustainable peace both in
the DRC and the broader Great Lakes Region. To this
end, the paper provides a historical background to
the conflict, and then proceeds to contextualize this
economy within the war and peace economy literature.
The intricacies in the war economy are then unravelled
followed by certain policy recommendations to end
the violence.
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Keywords
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Great Lakes Region, Nations/ African Union peacekeeping forces, War economy, Peace economy, Conflict, Violence
Citation
Mokose, M. T., & Solomon, H. (2016). How the war economy centred in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling the conflict in the Great Lakes Region (1998-2016). Acta Academica, 48(2), 127-146.