THE CHALLENGES AND EFFECTS OF VIOLENT CONFLICT ON DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)

📄 Project Abstract

The topic under review examined the 'Challenges and Effects of Violent Conflict on Development: A Study of the Democratic Republic of Congo'. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been plunged in violent conflict for the last three decades, with catastrophic effects for its development. The contemporary conflicts in the DRC are to an extent a repetition of former conflicts, indicating that the primary causes of the conflict have not been properly tackled. The armed conflict and violence in the DRC has affected tens of thousands of families and has created a growingly pathetic humanitarian situation. Brutal clashes between groups have brought on many consequences for people, killing, wounding and traumatising many, with villages burnt down and fields destroyed, causing a vast displacement of the population. The study therefore revealed that based on the general assessment and analysis in this study, these concurrent conflicts have resulted in reduced life expectancy, high mortality rates...