Conflict in the Congo: A legacy of Empire, Tyranny and Kleptocracy

Understanding the history of the Congo's misfortune is critical because the Democratic Republic of the Congo today with its many hydro ready rivers and rich fertile fields holds the key to a prosperous African future tomorrow. Let us learn from the past and ensure that the key to Africa's future finds the right door. ; I argue in "Conflict in the Congo: A Legacy of Empire, Tyranny and Kleptocracy" that the seemingly endless war and ethnic conflict that has plagued the fledgling Democratic Republic of the Congo throughout the 21st century, is primarily a result of the long and destructive legac... Mehr ...