{"id":4389,"date":"2025-04-24T12:38:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO24\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:01:20","slug":"the-root-causes-of-the-crisis-in-the-east-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/the-root-causes-of-the-crisis-in-the-east-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"The root causes of the crisis in the east of the democratic republic of the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4389\" class=\"elementor elementor-4389\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb1a67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fb1a67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7e341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba7e341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2021, the resurgence of the M23 rebel movement has reignited tensions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In February 2025, the recapture of the strategic cities of Goma and Bukavu by the M23, tacitly supported by Rwanda, marked a new escalation in an already complex conflict. This resource sheds light on the historical dynamics, identifies key actors, and unpacks the geopolitical stakes at play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3198cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3198cee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d59abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d59abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Crise-a-lest-de-la-RDC-English-3_page-0001-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3976\" alt=\"\" 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