Kabila

Regional Geopolitics and the Future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

July 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Congo

Congolese policemen arrest opposition activists participating in a march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, September 19, 2016 ~Reuters by Kambale Musavuli, Published on The Daily Maverick, 22 June 2018 The uncertainty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has garnered the full attention of regional and continental[…]

500 Years is Long Enough! Human Depravity in the Congo

June 3, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples

Native Prisoners at Boma Taking the Air, The mortality rate among natives at Boma [under Leopold] is enormous, the normal death rate being 50-70%, under favorable conditions . . . by Robert J. Burrows, originally published on CounterCurrents Blog, May 25, 2018 I would like to tell you something about human depravity and illustrate just how widespread it is among[…]

In Praise of Blood

June 3, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Imperial Wars

African dictators Paul Kagame and Laurent Kabila slaughtered and impoverished the people of central Africa on behalf of and assisted by western corporations and western governments. The following has been excerpted from Judi Rever’s compelling new book, In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rawandan Patriotic Front, with permission of the publisher, Random House Canada. Originally published on Black[…]

DRC President Kabila Crushes Peaceful Demonstrations

March 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Featured

Note: This article by Kambale Musavuli was originally published on the Friends of the Congo Blog as “Kabila’s New Years Eve Message to the Congolese People: We Will Crush You!” on January 18 of this year. Since it’s publication the DRC military has repeatedly crushed peaceful protests led by students and clerics. These protests have been truly peaceful – no[…]