In only a few weeks, the M23 insurgent group has taken management of a big space within the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, together with two main cities. What’s taking place? What does Rwanda should do with it? And the way does it relate to the decades-long battle on this area? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:40 – How the present battle has roots within the Rwandan genocide
02:40 – The First and Second Congo wars
03:58 – Who’re the M23?
05:15 – How the M23 are backed by Rwanda
05:58 – What do the M23 and Rwanda need in jap DRC?
07:37 – The battle over pure assets
08:25 – M23 and the Congo River Alliance (AFC)
09:22 – How the Congolese military is notoriously weak
10:40 – What’s being completed to resolve the battle?
12:00 – The affect on civilians caught up within the battle
This episode options:
Richard Moncrieff | Venture Director for the Nice Lakes, Worldwide Disaster Group
Jason Stearns | Professor, Simon Fraser College; Director, Congo Analysis Group, NYU
Fred Bauma | Govt Director of Ebuteli
Maina King’ori | Regional Humanitarian Director of East and Central Africa, CARE
Crystal Orderson | Journalist
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