HOW CAN THE DRC COME OUT FROM A SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSION TO BECOME THE DRIVER OF AFRICAN GROWTH?
President Mobutu Sese Seko began his regime in 1971, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), His reign seeming to be surreal, ultimately lead to one the world’s deadliest conflicts since World War 2. Since the outbreak in August 1988, over 5.4 million have died: some 45,000 continue to die each month, 47% being children (35.1 babies per 1000), although they only make up 19% of the population.
Yet, the people who enabled and actively supported Seko was the U.S. funding him close to $150 million in CIA bribes and secret payments. In addition, providing him with foreign troops to supress anti-Mobutu rebellions, during the late 70’s. George Bush naming him “one of our most valued friends,”
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1.5 million are displaced and refugees. The countries internal struggle and the lack of governance, external greed and power for their wealthy resources has cost their economy and innocent lives their basic needs to survive, like food and water. And, with half of its population below the poverty line and 53% unemployed [2012], Congo still looks for aid for support in all areas; promote their own human rights, build new polices and true democracy for a brighter future.
When their new president was elected in 2016, Joseph Kabila’s second term expired, yet there are no presidential elections scheduled until 2018—in HOW CAN THE DRC COME OUT FROM A SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSION TO BECOME THE DRIVER OF AFRICAN GROWTH?
President Mobutu Sese Seko began his regime in 1971, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), His reign seeming to be surreal, ultimately lead to one the world’s deadliest conflicts since World War 2. Since the outbreak in August 1988, over 5.4 million have died: some 45,000 continue to die each month, 47% being children (35.1 babies per 1000), although they only make up 19% of the