DRC’s Resource Curse and Endless Conflict 🇨🇩

[xxlongino]

Belgium was savage to the Congo's indigenous

[JamesSmith-bopo]

You should mention the roles Europe and the US is playing in keeping these countries poor.

[tonysherwood]

We don't require another competitor to US hegemony - this is why Congo has perpetual chaos!

[lionelnishimwe]

Good journalism. Unfortunately this is the region that lags behind because the west still considers those resources theirs. Since the “we discovered Africa” never ends. Perpetual insecurity as the East grows in competition. They don’t want to gain another competitor

[kas]

Nauru is another example. At least their population got to reap the benefits for a while 😔

[prometheus]

The best solution is to oust the dictator and liberalize their market while while running an active democracy for 30 years at least. To please the US might be better in this case. They might building a good relation with the US just like Kenya.

[souvicknath]

Problem is in their mindset; not the colonisers. Even before portugese arrival; they were like this, and the king had all the wealth.