Are we seeing the destabilisation of the Great Lakes Region once more?
Today, everybody is talking about peace and stability in the Great Lakes Region; a place of reconciliation between countries which were once living in suspicion. The Republic of Rwanda and DR Congo have exchanged their ambassadors, a new ambassador of DR Congo has started his work in Burundi, and the East African Community is slowly taking shape. The Community of Central African countries is on the move, and the Southern African countries are also promising to strengthen their relations. Time to look ahead, for a common bright future. Yet, a dark wind is still blowing in the region. DR Congo and Angola were recently expelling refugees from their territories, the Republic of Congo also started the same expulsion of DR Congolese refugees, DR Congo is confronted with the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) in the North, Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) in South and North Kivu, ethnic clashes, corruption, land conflict, displaced people and an internal refugee crisis. The whole countr
