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Why Eastern Congo will continue to bleed from misrule

Commentary: The DRC conflict is deeply complex. Forget intervening or partitioning. Stick with the steady and achievable approach.

Congolese National Police-officers gather inside the central bank complex in the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 1, 2012. Hundreds of Congolese M23 rebels began a withdrawal on December 1 from Goma as promised under a regionally brokered deal, after a 12-day occupation of the city.

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