Can the conflict in eastern DR Congo be stopped?
At the weekend, Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo \u2013 starting his second term in office.\n \nLast week on the podcast we talked about whether democracy and the political classes were doing anything to improve the lives of normal citizens across the country. \n \nAnd today we\u2019re taking a closer look at the Eastern DRC \u2013 where decades of war has left millions killed or displaced. Despite ongoing fighting between government forces and the M23 rebels and other armed groups, Tshisekedi\u2019s government has demanded that regional and UN peacekeepers leave the region \u2013 arguing both have failed to stop the violence, and accusing the East African Community forces of colluding with the rebels. \n \nIn this episode of Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja discusses the implications of the peacekeeping forces\u2019 departure with Goma-based journalist Akilimali Saleh and BBC Africa\u2019s security correspondent, Ian Wafula.