| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the root causes and what actually have been fuelling conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo, in the period between 1996 and 2011. The overall objectives of the study was to examine the Africa conflicts in natural resource areas, and conflict resolution approaches with the case study of the Democratic Republic Congo, 1996-2011, More especially the study aimed to; Examine the factors that leads to conflict in DRC , Analyze the conflict resolution approaches in DRC. Explore the best conflict approaches in resolving con11icts in the DRC.
The study made an attempt to establish the main causes of conflict in the DRC. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect relevant information. The population from which the sample was drawn, based on the DRC Embassy residents in Kenya, Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs officers, non government officers, Students of International studies and academicians and a sample of 40 respondents. The primary data collection involved interview guides, group discussions, a questionnaire, focused group discussions with a few selected senior officers in both Embassy bodies and non-governmental organizations, residing in Nairobi-Kenya.
The secondary data, the study reviewed vast literature on the subject of study published and unpublished documents were reviewed. The study established that, the dispute minerals ownership was the most significant cause of the conflict between the local communities living in DRC. This was followed by conflict over land issues, resource scarcity, border conflict, gold field control, DRC forest services, DRC political systems, nationalism and identity of politics, ethnicity, foreign interference, and tribal hatred business rivalry. The studies also established effects of conflict on the parties involved. The study concludes that the conflicts resolution could be achieved through peaceful approaches which have been identified as the best instrument in brining and creating a peaceful environment in Democratic Republic of Congo. | en_US |
