Eastern Congo: Resource Curse in Kivu

Mapping the World Essentials

S05E72
May 7, 2026 4 min

Overview

Democratic Republic of Congo: President Tshisekedi proposes postponing the presidential elections scheduled for 2028 if the conflict in the east of the country is not resolved by then. War has repeatedly broken out in the two provinces east of Kinshasa – North Kivu with its capital Goma and South Kivu with its capital Bukavu – for decades.

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