Central Africa: Tensions at the top in DRC threaten its future

The first installment in a series of diplomatic briefings with Senior Research Fellow Stephanie Wolters explored issues in the Great Lakes area. These included:

  • Political in-fighting between the current and former presidents’ parties makes for dysfunction in the DRC
  • Controversy over threats to the judiciary and the head of the Independent Electoral Commission swirl in the DRC, exposing rifts in the ruling coalition
  • Conflict in the Eastern DRC unlikely to be resolved while there is ongoing political in-fighting in the capital
  • South Africa should become more engaged in the Great Lakes, and appoint a special envoy
  • Civil society and the political opposition react strongly to political moves in the DRC affecting the judiciary and electoral commission
The views expressed in this multimedia are those of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).

15 Jul 2020

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