Congo Masquerade

Why does the vast majority of the Congolese population continue to live in abysmal poverty despite the country’s enormous resource wealth? How can violence continue in a country that is host to the world’s biggest UN peacekeeping operation? Why have

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2010 was in important year for the DRC and the Congolese. It marked 50 years of independence from Belgium and the cancellation of the near totality of its foreign debt. Improved relations with its erstwhile Rwandan enemies and new investment

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