First, it is important to make it clear that the cataclysmic life of the post-independence DRC is a legacy of colonialism. The DRC has never been stable since the eve of its independence in 1960.

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is back in the spotlight after ... to neighbouring countries even before Rwanda’s independence from Belgium in 1962. Imperialist powers ...

independence, and self-determination. The DRC, endowed with an abundance of natural resources—diamonds, gold, copper, coltan—should be one of Africa’s most prosperous countries. Instead ...