Wilson Center Experts
Steven Koutsis
Affiliation:
Acting Director of the Office of Central African Affairs, U.S. State Department
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Policy Implications of the Recent Developments in North Kivu
August 29, 2012 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Since April 2012, a group of rebel forces calling themselves the March 23 Movement (M23) has engaged in violence with the Congolese national army, or FARDC. Not only has the insurgency led to constantly rising death tolls, but it has also heightened tensions between Great Lakes countries concerning North Kivu's porous borders and the authors of this violence.