Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth

Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth

2011, Society  -   24 Comments
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Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering The Truth explores the role that the United States allies, Rwanda and Uganda, have played in triggering the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn of the 21st century.

Millions of Congolese have lost their lives in a conflict that the United Nations describes as the deadliest in the world since World War Two.

Rwanda and Uganda, invaded in 1996 the Congo (then Zaire) and again in 1998, which triggered the enormous loss of lives, systemic sexual violence and rape, and widespread looting of Congo's spectacular natural wealth.

The ongoing conflict, instability, weak institutions, dependency and impoverishment in the Congo are a product of a 125 year tragic experience of enslavement, forced labor, colonial rule, assassinations, dictatorship, wars, external intervention and corrupt rule.

Analysts in the film examine whether U.S. corporate and government policies that support strongmen and prioritize profit over the people have contributed to and exacerbated the tragic instability in the heart of Africa.

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Ceci
Ceci
6 years ago

for action watch to the end...read and do

eborwyke
eborwyke
6 years ago

Untill the power of love is greater than the love of power this will go on.

mesmerizineyez .
mesmerizineyez .
9 years ago

That's what Corporate - Government - White - America does, everywhere they go it's for personal gain. Money & greed is the root of all evil. That's why no one respects them or likes them. They're destroying society, the environment, nature and human relations all for a buck. God is watching what he created being destroyed by what the devil created.

Harry Nutzack
Harry Nutzack
11 years ago

a great historical perspective on the congo can be gained by viewing "the congo: white king, red rubber, black death" available right here on TDF. it offers up quite a few insights on the exploitation of central africa for the past century and a half or so, as well as surprising roots for the "local custom" of "taking hands". the entire region has been raped and pillaged for entirely too long, with no relief in sight. isn't it "funny" how a country that has provided the raw materials for "cutting edge technology" for over a century (first rubber, then alloying minerals for steel, now rare earth elements) can be both incredibly impoverished, and lusted after by so many. as africa is now the last untapped labor resource on the planet, it would seem the exploitation will continue for a while yet. i wonder how much more "western aid" it will take before we allow "the dark continent" to heal, and finally get the chance to grow into the incredibly rich continent it SHOULD be.

Gloria
Gloria
11 years ago

Killing their own kind for some evil,savage,wicked,barbaric,jealous,UN-GODLY,greedy demons.

Gloria
Gloria
11 years ago

Since 1885,thieves have stole from the poor.

Gloria
Gloria
11 years ago

America steals from this country.

Carole Ann Lajoie
Carole Ann Lajoie
11 years ago

There is something wrong with a world whose leaders take no action when they know that millions of women and children are murdered at the expense of the greed of others.

Laurence Vanhelsuwe
Laurence Vanhelsuwe
11 years ago

As long as greed is allowed to go completely unchecked (as is the case in all modern jurisdictions), you will have people stopping at nothing to satisfy this greed.

Emmanuel Fornah
Emmanuel Fornah
11 years ago

The blood of the inocent victims of the war in DRC will fall on the families of the papitrators.

wald0
wald0
11 years ago

What the West has done to, and not done for the Congo, is unbelievable. Christianity has been brought to this area by the West and has now mixed with more traditional beliefs in witchcraft resulting in the abuse and abandonment of thousands of children accused of being possessed or of being a witch. There are even African immigrants sending their children back to Africa from London to have a so called "demon spirit" removed, which is called deliverance. This process entails cutting the children with razors, stomping on their stomachs, fasting (deprivation of food), etc. and have caused the deaths of at least one child we know of and more than likely many, many that we don't know of. On top of this we refuse to go in and stop the genocide and torture of innocents while we bully our way into other sovereign nations who do not need or want us there. No wonder the world hates us!

dufas_duck
dufas_duck
11 years ago

No different in ideology than what the American government, bankers, and wall-street recently did to their own citizenry, all one has to do is add in some genocide and it would be the same....

dehadista
dehadista
11 years ago

Why not fight back??? All should get a machete and chop those motherf--kers.

pjle
pjle
11 years ago

This makes me sick to see and I just feel so powerless to help.What has this wretched world come to?

iStateOfMind3 iii
iStateOfMind3 iii
11 years ago

Patrice Lumumba was the last real chance the Congo had, another real opportunity for democracy in the third world snuffed out by the CIA.

kevdok1955
kevdok1955
11 years ago

there must be more to this than meets the eye.The world powers are looking away for a reason

Trish
Trish
11 years ago

I can't imagine...Screaming inside so loud!