CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Alexis Arieff, Africa Analyst at the Congressional Research Service, and Raymond Gilpin, director of the Center for Sustainable Economies at U.S. Institute of Peace discuss the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with host Carol Castiel. They explore the political and economic roots and ramifications of the violence in the Eastern DRC, what drives the rebel forces (M23) and their alleged patrons in Rwanda, the perceived incompetence and corruption in Kinshasa, and what the international community must do to contain the conflict lest it spill over destabilize the region anew.