You are an independent international expert who has been asked to advise a group of international and domestic organizations on an important contemporary challenge in global political turbulence. You are tasked with briefing the group on the nature of the policy issue and its drivers, the perspectives of the different groups with a stake in the issue, and a set of concrete policy measures to address the challenge.

Prepare an outline of a policy brief with specific details about the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)