Update on the Congo

Conference Call — March 24, 2015 — 63 min

Update on the Congo

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Jason Stearns, director of the Usalama project at the Rift Valley Institute, discusses the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with professors and students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Speakers

Jason Stearns

Director, Usalama Project

Moderators

Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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