Marriage, Zoe (2019) Plunder and Resistance in the Congo. Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]
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One year ago, in December 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls after a delay of two years. The election saw president Joseph Kabila cede office to his opponent Felix Tshisekedi in a shift that was widely interpreted to be a compromise deal cut to exclude his popular rival. Zoë Marriage describes how international interventions, donors and the international mineral markets are deeply linked to the extension of presidential power, and to the shaping of conditions for violence. Despite resistance, and the new government, the international political economy built on four centuries of violent extraction in the Congo remains in place. Altering power relations at an international level is essential.
| Item Type: | Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of Development Studies |
| Copyright Statement: | ©1974-2019, ROAPE Publications |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2019 15:21 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/32081 |
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