The Congo’s first free elections in 40 years should be a major step toward ending the country’s long conflict, but if not carried out properly, they could trigger further unrest.)For greater clarity, please click the map.)
Congo’s Elections: Making or Breaking the Peace, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, analyses the approaching multiparty presidential and legislative elections, the first since 1965, and warns that missteps could disrupt the fragile peace. There is potential for electoral fraud, parties are relatively weak, and the main opposition group plans to boycott. The considerable number of registered political parties – some 269 – will likely fragment the opposition even further.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4081
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Despite a peace deal and the installation of a transition government in 2003, the Democratic Republic of Congo is beset by continuing internal conflict. Former BBC correspondent Martin Bell - now Unicef Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies - went to assess the situation in the country. The BBC's Newsnight went with him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4944388.stm
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4081
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No peace for DR Congo
Despite a peace deal and the installation of a transition government in 2003, the Democratic Republic of Congo is beset by continuing internal conflict. Former BBC correspondent Martin Bell - now Unicef Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies - went to assess the situation in the country. The BBC's Newsnight went with him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4944388.stm