The Democratic Republic of Congo Is In Dire Need of Better Aid

Dec 20, 2016, 12:29 PM

The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again on the brink, as a renewed political crisis threatens to reignite the fault lines, with dire humanitarian consequences, which have plagued this central African country for more than twenty years.

President Joseph Kabila’s second term has expired, yet there are no presidential elections scheduled until 2018—in violation of the DRC’s constitutional two-term limit.