Democratic Republic of Congo: Transitional Process and U.N. Mission

Abstract

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to hold local and national elections in mid-2005, as called for in the 2002 South African-sponsored Pretoria Agreement. The Transitional Government faces daunting challenges. The eastern part of the country is marred by insecurity and instability due to factional fighting and the presence of the Interhamwe, the group responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide. For background information on the DRC and the Great Lakes region, see CRS Report RL32128, "Africa's Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda." This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2005
Accession Number
ADA457337

Entities

People

  • Theodros Dagne

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Border Security
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Deployment
  • Elections
  • Governments
  • Great Lakes
  • Human Rights
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Law
  • Personnel Management
  • Republic
  • Security
  • United Nations
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution