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My name is Kait Bolongaro and I am an award-winning journalist. My work has been published by Al-Jazeera English, BBC, The Guardian, NPR, VICE, Deutsche Welle and the Middle East Eye. I’ve covered politics, science, business, human rights and the environment from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
DRC President's Dance With Danger
President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is refusing aid as the country wobbles on the edge of failure.
Certain regions have been classified as level 3, the United Nations' highest level of emergency. According to UN figures, more than 4.5 million people have been displaced.
However, in the midst of a growing crisis, Kabila's government has decided to boycott an important aid fundraising event in Geneva. The goal is to raise $1.7 billion to help Congolese citizens fleeing war, displacement, hunger and disease.
According to The Guardian, Léonard She Okitundu, the country’s foreign minister, said that the international community was "exaggerating" the crisis. The government has also said the UN's figures are hurting investment in the DRC's fragile economy.
By failing to recognize that DRC is standing on a precipice, Kabila threatens to throw his country into a third civil war. An estimated 5.4 million people were killed in the Second Congo War, which lasted from 1998 to 2003.
This article paints a picture of the current situation in DRC and why the international community can't let Kabila leave his people behind.
