Tag: Congo
Others envy the Congo its wealth and bigger powers, such as those who use the Congo’s cobalt, are prepared to collaborate with those savages for their own base ends.
The armed forces of Rwanda and their allies and proxies are all battle hardened and skilled in the type of bush war any clash between these regional titans would entail, whereas the forces of the DRC and South Africa are not.
In order to allow for a deeper understanding of the ongoing conflict in the Congo today, this newsletter presents an analysis of the resource theft and processes of imperialism and colonialism that have long plagued this part of Africa, including the fight over raw materials that are key for the electronic age.
Early Sunday morning, several dozen heavily armed men attacked the Palace of the Nation, a presidential palace and home of the Minister of the Economy in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Men in fatigues opened fire, killing two of Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe’s 15 guards. The attack lasted about three hours before it was crushed.
