describe the problems that the democratic republic of the congo struggled with after gaining independece.
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There have been a number of complex reasons, including conflicts over basic resources such as water, access and control over rich minerals and other resources as well as various political agendas.
This has been fueled and supported by various national and international corporations and other regimes which have an interest in the outcome of the conflict.
Since the outbreak of fighting in August 1998,
Some 5.4 million people have diedIt has been the world’s deadliest conflict since World War IIThe vast majority have actually died from non-violent causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition—all typically preventable in normal circumstances, but have come about because of the conflictAlthough 19% of the population, children account for 47% of the deathsAlthough many have returned home as violence has slightly decreased, there are still some 1.5 million internally displaced or refugeesSome 45,000 continue to die each month
These shocking figures would usually be more than enough to get media attention the world over, especially if it were to threaten influential nations in some way. Yet, perhaps as a cruel irony, influential nations in the world benefit from the vast resources coming from the DRC for which people are dying over.