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Congo in crisis

Monday, 07 August 2017 9:10 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 07 August 2017 9:12 AM ]

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Congo in crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in crisis. Violence is raging on in the Kasai region in the country's southwest. The violence erupted last August after government forces killed a tribal leader who had defied the government of President Joseph Kabila. The Kamwina Nsapu militia then took up arms and began a bloody struggle against the government. The militia fighters are mainly made up of Luba people, an ethnic group living in the Kasai region. They started a rebellion against the central government and called for the expulsion of government forces from the region. The violence has sparked fears of a wider ethnic conflict in the region, which is rife with ethnic rivalry over rich mineral resources.

Sino-Indian tensions

Tensions between china and India are once again in the spotlight with the two sides digging their heels in over the Doklam region territorial dispute. To further compound the situation, China has held live fire drills near the disputed border region in the Himalayas. The exercises come after Beijing stepped up its warnings to Indian troops to get out of Doklam. Indian troops entered the region in June after New Delhi's ally, Bhutan, complained that a Chinese military construction group was building a road inside Bhutan's territory. Beijing says the border dispute has nothing to do with India. But New Delhi believes any construction would have serious security implications for India. New Delhi and Beijing are members of BRICS group of nations which also include Russia, Brazil and South Africa. But there has been no effort by the developing economies to resolve the dispute between china and India.

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