Palantir Government

With the recent arrest of General Laurent Nkunda, one of the key rebel leaders fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we decided to take a look at an ongoing conflict that has involved armies from across Africa and defied numerous attempts to establish a lasting peace. Our analysis focuses on the complex relationships of the numerous warring parties, local and international sources of funding fueling the conflict, and interpersonal relationships of key leaders and financiers of the CNDP, one of the main rebel groups.

General Nkunda’s arrest has the potential to be a watershed moment in the DRC at a time when the prices of natural resources fueling the conflict have dropped considerably and Ugandan and Rwandan forces are in country to fight their own rebel groups. Watch below for further details and analysis of this conflict in Palantir: