The Democratic Republic of Congo – Effects of Russo-Ukraine War

  • The Russo-Ukraine war caused economic strain on the DRC and resulted in inflation throughout Central Africa. 
  • Rise in prices of fuel, agricultural goods, and fertilizer
  • Food shortage and limited imports
    • Shortages of wheat, rice, sugar, ect.

Human Rights Violation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Over 100 active armed groups
  • Abusive government security forces enforced by martial law 
  • Massacres, sexual assault, and abductions
  • Lack of government intervention and protection
  • Limited freedom of expression

 

Works Refrenced:

Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (2018, January 26). DRC: A Medley of Armed Groups Play on Congo’s Crisis – Paul Nantulya. https://africacenter.org/spotlight/medley-armed-groups-play-congo-crisis/

Project, B. (2020, May 23). Hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Borgen Project. https://borgenproject.org/hunger-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/

Amnesty International. (n.d.). Democratic Republic of the Congo Archives. https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/east-africa-the-horn-and-great-lakes/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/report-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/

DR Congo: Martial Law Brings Crackdown in East. (2022, March 22). Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/22/dr-congo-martial-law-brings-crackdown-east

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