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External fixes stall; minerals extraction and proxy war impose costs

Claim

External fixes for the Great Lakes stall while mineral extraction and proxy war impose mounting costs on the region.

Normative Conclusion

Proxy war and human cost

Keywords

civiliansdisplacedkilledabuseatrocitiesbackingproxystalledviolationtoxiccollapsecivilsdéplacésatrocitéssoutienéboulementZivilistenVertriebeneUnterstützungGräueltatenciviliandisplacementrefugeerefugeesabusingdetaining

Activity Timeline

Where this position appears

7 positions

Eastern Congo conflict and mineral competition39

Proxy war and human costWestern and Allied States29 pub.

M23 insurgency in eastern Congo19

The humanitarian costWestern and Allied States21 pub.

Cobalt and coltan extraction and supply competition11

Human and environmental costWestern and Allied States16 pub.

M23 insurgency in eastern Congo11

A cross-border proxy war

Matched Events

French UNICEF aid worker killed in drone strike in eastern Congo

Mar 11, 202610

DR Congo government and M23 rebels agree to prisoner release

Apr 19, 20263

DRC government, M23 rebels commit to protect civilians, aid deliveries

Apr 19, 20262

French aid worker among three killed in dronestrike in east DRC, M23 rebels say

Mar 11, 20262

More than 200 killed in mine collapse in eastern Congo