Escalating DRC crisis is shockingly simple, entirely avoidable says US envoy

Escalating DRC crisis is shockingly simple, entirely avoidable says US envoy

Thomas Perriello, the US Special Envoy for the Africa Great Lakes region, has said that the Democratic Republic of Congo is unnecessarily flirting with disaster. Perriello emphasised calls that the people of Congo want a chance to choose their next leader. Congos President Joseph Kabila is due to stand down on 19 December, but he has been accused of political manoeuvring to ensure he can remain in power indefinitely. Dec 16, 2016