The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the second most diverse ethnic groups in the world. The country has experienced a great challenge of ethnic conflict for many years. Actors in peacebuilding recognize negative ethnicity as one of the conflicts (Karbo & Mutisi 2012). The purpose of the current proposal is to present a summary of issues that identify with the ethnic conflict in DRC associated with ethnic conflict, driving forces and conflict resolutions.

Historically, as soon as the Congolese started to negotiate their independence from the Belgians in late 1959, conflicts between the fragile democratic system of Congo and the Belgians led to the killing of the new country’s first Minister Patrice Lumumba. Colonial exploitation continued due to hasty independence, and the country remained a victim of outside interference, manipulation, and renewed authoritarianism.

The proposal considers Joseph-Désiré Mobutu’s authoritarian regime, which triggered a combination of resistance and the local and region-wide ethnic conflicts to be the root cause of the ethnic conflicts in DRC (Beswick 2009, 337). The proposal supports the view the authoritarian regime of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu and Laurent Kabila, the struggle for the local and regional control of rich minerals, and vested interests by colonizes are the major driving forces for the ethnic conflict and resolution in DRC.

Authors have identified factors as the root cause of conflicts in DRC (Nzongola-Ntalaja 2007). The authors acknowledge the second root cause is the creation and perpetuation of the mythology of differences between ethnic groups by colonizers, foreign interests, political powers, media, media, and rebel groups (Karbo & Mutisi 2012). It proposes that the continued presence of warlords, particularly on the Kivu provinces in the Eastern DRC, and the international support they receive is another root cause of the conflict (Beswick 2009).

The proposal will examine how the conflict has affected natural resources, macroeconomic development, sectoral sectors, and human and social development (Bitwakamba et al. 2018, p.83). DRC could now be a developed country if it were to manage its resources properly.

The study seeks to explore some of the actors’ efforts and the weaknesses that delayed their success (Apuuli 72). The research will seek to find out whether vested interest, international neglect, constraints, and challenges during implementation present significant weaknesses to end the ethnic conflict in Congo.

Actors in peacebuilding have identified and implemented several conflict resolution strategies(Congo (Autesserre 2009, 256). The study seeks to investigate some of the conflict resolution strategies, which ones do the many actors prioritize, such as elections organization, and why.

In conclusion, the ethnic conflict in DRC’s endurance for about twenty years and the numerous efforts to bring it to an end has been a big problem globally. The proposal suggests that the conflict resolution strategies’ failure to succeed is associated with the weaknesses of the peacebuilding actors and external interference by institutions with vested interests.