Partition of Congo

Could the democratic republic of Congo be partitioned among its neighbors anytime after independence leaving a rump state in the Center

What Countries would/could join in and what territory would they want

What would be the international reaction

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Echenberg

Banned
First & Second Congo War would be an obvious point for such things to happen, with detachment of Katanga and Orientale region. Rwanda, Brundi, and Uganda basically did do just that during the Second Congo War, with Mousevini - the darling of the Clinton admin until that point- and Kagame plundering the Eastern provinces for mineral and natural resources, doing their damndest to prolong the conflict.

These actions were -obviously- heavily criticized by the international communities with accompanying reduction of aid to the offending nations. So outright partition of Congo, with Katanga and Orientale carved up by Uganda-Rwanda-Brundi is a pipe dream, imo, I don’t think even Mousevini thought that was possible. Most likely, some rump independent puppet state in the Eastern Congo is the most they could hope for, even then, unlikely.

Angola is the other obvious player in this, with their continuing support of the Kabila regime in DRC. If there influence in the region slips, they might grab Bas-Congo -or Kongo Central since 2015, apparently- which they already have tremendous influence in.
 

Echenberg

Banned
Wouldn't the resources of the Congo more then make up for it
I mean, the war itself was a profitable venture for Uganda and Rwanda. Rwanda still supports separatism in the Kivu region, though I believe the insurgency has mostly died down since the early 2010s. However, there is a huge difference between looting within the context of the civil war and annexation of massive eastern territories. Surely they'll be hit by severe sanction with millions of people that do not necessarily want to be ruled from Kigali or Kampala. It's more profitable for them to engage in illicit - it was not really illicit- behavior rather than face an international condemnation.
 
However, there is a huge difference between looting within the context of the civil war and annexation of massive eastern territories. Surely they'll be hit by severe sanction with millions of people that do not necessarily
Would a partition into spheres of influence backed up by troops be a possibility
 
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