Congo /

Congo /

The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has divided opinion; some call it a civil war, or a war of aggression by the country's neighbours; others a continuation of Rwanda's Hutu-Tutsi conflict on Congolose soil, and a war of partition and pillage. The prevalence of rape and sexual...

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Main Author: Turner, Thomas, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2013.
Series:Global Political Hot Spots
Subjects:
Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Political violence > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 1997-
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Foreign relations > 1997-
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Politics and government > 1997-
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Congo, a perennial hot spot
  • Congo as a playing field
  • African players on the Congo field
  • Identity as a driver of conflict
  • Congo's war against women
  • Congo's "resource curse"
  • The responsibility to protect.