Headline : Unraveling a Complicated Situation in DRC

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“The United States calls on the leaders of Rwanda and the DRC to make the decision to pursue peace – for the sake of their people, the region, and the world,” said Ambassador Wood.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, is struggling with the most complex and long-standing humanitarian crisis in Africa.

The problems stem from decades of off-and-on belligerence, which has continued since the country got its independence from Belgium in 1960. Today, more than a hundred armed groups are fighting for control of the mineral-rich region of Eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda.

However, two groups with antecedents in the Rwandan civil war of the 1990s, cause the most concern. The 23 March Movement, or M23 is making significant advances and expanding its territory. M23 is supported by Rwanda, whose military forces have crossed the DRC’s border in its support.

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