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An African Marshall Plan: Changing U.S. Policy To Promote The Rule Of Law And Prevent Mass Atrocity In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Gregory S. Gordon
An African Marshall Plan: Changing U.S. Policy To Promote The Rule Of Law And Prevent Mass Atrocity In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Gregory S. Gordon
Gregory S. Gordon
Since 1998, 5.4 million citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been killed in what many refer to as "Africa's First World War" -- the deadliest armed conflict since World War II. Despite a 2003 peace deal and the country's first elections in 2006, a staggering 45,000 people continue to die each month and as many as 4,000 women per year are being raped. As Western Europe needed a massive infusion of American assistance to lift itself from misery after World War II, this article contends that the DRC needs such an infusion now. It posits that ending …