Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Peace as a Geopolitical Instrument
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has
remained at the epicenter of regional instability where economic interests,
security issues, and power rivalries intertwine. Recurrent conflicts in the
eastern part of the country — particularly in the provinces of North Kivu,
South Kivu, Ituri, and Maniema — reveal not only the structural fragility of
the Congolese state but, more importantly, the systematic instrumentalization
of this weakness by foreign and regional powers.
Two recent diplomatic dynamics embody this reality:
- The Washington system, which relies on a logic of
regional economic and security integration supposedly beneficial to
stability, but whose real dividends primarily favour Rwanda;
- The Doha system, which tends to legitimize
the M23 rebellion and ratify the fragmentation of Congolese sovereignty
for Kigali's benefit.
In both cases, these peace mechanisms are part of a façade diplomacy
where conflict resolution mechanisms are transformed into tools of influence
and control, rather than instruments of justice and sovereignty.
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