DR Congo urges world to recognise 'Genocost' tied to decades of resource war

Civil society workers participate in a burial of civilians killed during the clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Genocost cemetery, in Goma, North Kivu, on 2 September 2024. REUTERS - Arlette Bashizi

The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to describe mass deaths linked to the exploitation of the country’s natural resources.

President Félix Tshisekedi used the occasion to call on parliament to adopt a resolution recognising the violence in eastern Congo as genocide.