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The DRC is still in crisis but there is a way out
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- GBR, 2018.
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Abstract
- After many months of upheaval, the Democratic Republic of Congo is set for yet another year of political struggle and internal conflict. Current President Joseph Kabila remains the main cause of the unrest. He reached the end of his final term in December 2016 yet refuses to step down. His government continues to find reasons to delay elections which ought to have been held shortly after the conclusion of Kabila's term. The latest election date has been set for December 2018, although it is doubtful that the government will hold the poll. It has already pointed to apparent logistical and financial obstacles to a December election. This has become an ongoing excuse to keep Kabila in power. Meanwhile, DRC citizens are increasingly unsatisfied with the government. They have repeatedly taken to the streets of the capital city Kinshasa to call for elections and Kabila's resignation. Security forces continue to quell those protests and crack down on political activists. State operatives have on several occasions shut down the internet.
- Subjects :
- Governance
peace
democracy
Politikwissenschaft
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
government
Präsidentschaftswahl
Demokratische Republik Kongo
election
Regierung
security
Wahl
Afrika
Sicherheit
presidential election
ddc:320
Africa
Joseph Kabila
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Frieden
Political science
Demokratie
Subjects
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......1272..bd1ee8907e9d56321db702886b2f0174