The Fault Line: The African Great Lakes Conflict and its International Context

RIAC and IIS MGIM Working Paper #88 / 2025 RIAC and IIS MGIM Working Paper #88 / 2025 The conflict in the Great Lakes region of North and South Kivu—eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—reignited in 2021, triggered by military clashes between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group. The recent escalation coincides with inter-ethnic violence spreading into neighboring countries. The following ...