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Identifier	Thesis 1948
Author	Kayamba, Musaputa E.
Title	The Causes of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Abuses in Central Africa and the Impact on the Democratic Republic of Congo
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	In the Central Africa Region four million people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died largely unnoticed by western media from armed conflict and human rights abuses. Some scholars have written extensively that the conflict in Central Africa, particularly in Eastern Congo is an ethnic conflict complicated by African primitiveness. Some other scholars also argue that the conflict in Central Africa has is roots in the Democratic Republic of Congo's lack of good governance, thus allowing foreign armies to come in to exploit the DRC minerals. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate these arguments in relation to armed conflict and human rights abuses and also the illegal exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral resources by Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and by international corporations from various countries. It examines the role played by Congolese warlords, powerful multinational companies and international lobbies in this broad conflict in Central Africa and assesses the impact on the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially the eastern part of the country. This thesis refutes arguments that the conflict is mainly an ethnic conflict resulting from tribalism or African primitiveness compounded by the Congo government's structural weakness. Blaming the conflict on colonial legacy is also simplistic. This thesis establishes that the conflict is substantially the consequence of the foreign policies of United States, United Kingdom, France and Belgium in the Central Africa Region. As the Cold war ended, the great powers led by the United States and France orchestrated their quest for a new order based on economic interest and force. The Democratic Republic of Congo with its huge mineral deposits was on the agenda and Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi materialized the great powers new order policies in Central Africa by invading the DRC (Force) and pillaging mineral resources (Economic Interests).
Subject	Africa, Central -- Politics and government -- 1960- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997 Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1997- Crimes against humanity -- Africa, Central Crimes against humanity -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Department	Department of International Studies
Advisor	Rickard, Timothy J.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734936
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