| Titel |
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Network war: an introduction to Congo’s privatised conflict economy |
| Auteur/Redactie |
Raeymaekers, Tim; IPIS |
| Editie |
PDF |
| Uitgave |
Antwerp: IPIS |
| Jaar |
2002-10-08 |
| Pagina's |
35 |
| Samenvatting |
This report provides a preliminary analysis into the conflict economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gradually, the scope of the war in DRC (1998-today) has shifted from political to economic motivations. Today, six states and many other rebel movements are fighting each other to gain control over Congo’s precious resources: diamonds, gold, coltan and others. This report argues that the battle over Congo’s resources is increasingly taking place outside the competence of territorially defined governments and armies. Privatised networks of individual army officials, local warlords and international enterprises are orchestrating the plundering of the Congo for their personal benefit, and to finance their war.
www.ipisresearch.be |
| Bestand |
ipis_networkwar2002_10_08.pdf (344 Kb) |
| Land |
Internationaal , DRC , Europa |
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