East DRC waits in limbo as promised peace remains elusive

The eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain trapped in a fragile stasis, where the specter of conflict continues to loom despite high-profile diplomatic assurances. In Uvira, a city perched on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, residents voice a shared sentiment of uncertainty, encapsulated in the phrase: “We are living on borrowed time.”