Crisis in the Congo: A New Role for NATO’s Southern Hub

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Crisis in the Congo: A New Role for NATO’s Southern Hub | Global Security Review
Robert Clark and Christopher Galvin

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been described by the U.N. as the “highest level of emergency;” comparable with Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.

In January 2018 Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of U.N. peacekeeping operations, informed the Security Council of the recently deteriorating situation and the urgent need to bolster peacekeeping efforts within the country. However, in contrast to the latter crises, the ongoing conflict in the DRC has received far less attention from international media platforms.

Since 2016, at least 3000 civilians have been killed and a further 1.4 million displaced. A catalyst for this conflict has been significant public resistance to the rule of President Joseph Kabila. In June 2016, a traditional chief within the central Kasia region called for a popular uprising against the government and state institutions.

Read more at: https://globalsecurityreview.com/crisis-drc-congo-new-role-nato-southern-hub/

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