Political agreements between major political actors aren’t enough to ensure stability in the DRC. Structural changes are needed as is a new approach towards governance.
- Associate Graduate Program Director of M.A. in International Relations, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Salve Regina University
The fall in commodity prices has hit the DRC hard. This is a lesson to resources-dependent countries in Africa that they need to diversify their economies.
Concerns have been raised that the mammoth infrastructure projects taking place across Africa provide only a short-term jobs boost.
Some countries in Africa have made great strides bolstering the middle class by supporting small businesses, but more needs to be done.
China supplanted the US as Africa’s biggest partner in 2009, but the Americans are hoping to catch up.
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