Mobutu was guilty of severe human rights abuses and embezzled millions of state dollars into Swiss bank accounts. With the end of the Cold War, U. Mobutu ruled the Congo until he was overthrown in For more information and to see the sources used in this post, check out the Enough Project's Congo Pinterest Board. Skip to content.
What Are Upstanders? Take Action Join Events. EIN: Even UN peacekeepers and aid workers in the east of the country have been accused of illegally trading gold, arming rebels, sexually abusing and exploiting the civilians under their protection.
Over time, there have been over armed groups, over 80 humanitarian missions, over 20, peacekeepers, hundreds of foreign firms, thousands of profiteers and a bewildering array of covert agents. There are heroes in all this, though.
The day will come when history will speak. Africa will write its own history and in both north and south, it will be a history of glory and dignity. Courageous and beloved by the people of Goma, Mamadou was killed in a mortar attack on his vehicle on 2 January A Congolese Army colonel and a rebel commander were later sentenced to death for the murder.
Another is Nobel laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, renowned for his work with survivors of sexual assault. Dr Mukwege, outspoken over on the killings and war crimes in the Congo, now lives under UN protection after threats were made on his life.
Here are some ideas from Congolese leaders, businesspeople and activists, including Dr Mukwege. This marked the first peaceful transfer of power to the opposition. We believe that Africa is poorly represented, and badly under-estimated. Beyond the vast opportunity manifest in African markets, we highlight people who make a difference; leaders turning the tide, youth driving change, and an indefatigable business community.
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Rather than control the Congo as a colony , as other European powers did throughout Africa, Leopold privately owned the region. Colonizing other peoples, regardless of the justification, is wrong. The people being colonized are robbed of their land, resources, and freedom.
Leopold financed development projects with money loaned to him from the Belgian government. Believing one people is more civilized than another is wrong.
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