did you know that ilx does not have a thread for rwanda?
this ep of afropop worldwide is v relevant imo and devastating: http://afropop.org/audio-programs/kizito-mihigo-and-the-politics-of-music-in-post-genocide-rwanda
― Mordy, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 01:06 (six years ago) link
This interview with Andrew Mitchell, former Secretary of State for International Development, was revealing of the UK government's attitude to Paul Kagame:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N046fZRGK3U
Gavin Davies: "In the last two elections he's been over 90%, is that a true reflection of public support for him?"
Andrew Mitchell: "I really think it is".
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 08:46 (six years ago) link
three killed during protests against kabila's refusal to vacate officehttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/31/world/africa/congo-protest-joseph-kabila.html
― Mordy, Sunday, 31 December 2017 16:40 (six years ago) link
not crisis related just some amazing photos of mountain gorillas mostly in congo and some in rwanda (and Uganda - the reserve is on the border w/ DRC). i'd love to visit one day
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/01/mountain-gorillas-at-home/549962/
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2018/01/gorillas/g21_92935161/main_900.jpg?1515444786
― Mordy, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 16:36 (six years ago) link
what a place
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2018/01/gorillas/g08_92945996/main_900.jpg?1515438934
― ogmor, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
My impression has always been more:
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/0*dSW6nP7nemg4iG0p.jpg
― Sanpaku, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
mama and baby gorillas <3
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
it's a country of great pain and great beauty xp
― Mordy, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:08 (six years ago) link
a land of contrasts.................
― ogmor, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
Kabila leaving presidency after 17 years. I wonder what the catch is.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 August 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/world/africa/joseph-kabila-congo.html
Ebola still a problem though too
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 August 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/world/africa/congo-election-tshisekedi-fayulu.html
never ending :/
― Mordy, Friday, 11 January 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link
obviously any political change is likely to be fraught at best but is this necessarily a bad thing long term?
― ogmor, Friday, 11 January 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
hopefully it doesn't devolve into violence. generally speaking yeah i feel like peaceful transitions of power are a sign of a stabile society. but whether it remains stable is the key.
― Mordy, Friday, 11 January 2019 16:40 (five years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/12/raf-veteran-admitted-killing-un-secretary-general-dag-hammarskjold-in-1961
― ogmor, Saturday, 12 January 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
If anyone knows of any reading that deals with the later colonial period up to mobutu's takeover I'd be grateful for some recommendations
― ogmor, Sunday, 13 January 2019 22:56 (five years ago) link
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The director is Danish and I hate his latest films so much and have planned to write a character assassination piece for years when I got the chance. But it sounds like he has figured out why he went wrong lately and actually made something really important. And it pisses me off :(
― Frederik B, Monday, 14 January 2019 10:02 (five years ago) link
(Reuters) - Conflict and escalating violence have uprooted a record 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly in the east of the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.
Years of rebel conflict and recurrent natural disasters have helped fuel one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world.
Most of those forced to flee their homes live in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika, according to the data collected by the United Nations.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 19:47 (six months ago) link
https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/30/un-says-record-69-million-people-internally-displaced-in-the-dr-congo/
Tutsis and militias loyal to government are fighting again
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 19:50 (six months ago) link
Been seeing more social media posts about Eastern Congo issues but not any new ideas about what to do
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 November 2023 20:09 (six months ago) link
What is happening in the Congo is a proxy war waged by regional and external powers...watch here 👇🏿 https://t.co/PUiKUuvoqk— K.Diallo ☭ (@nyeusi_waasi) November 11, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 November 2023 12:33 (six months ago) link
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d'etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesperson said in a televised address..The army announces the arrest of American mercenaries. pic.twitter.com/Lfsv5FvINw— African News feed. (@africansinnews) May 19, 2024
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 19 May 2024 17:21 (one week ago) link
A fringe Congolese politician and his United States business partner in mining and cannabis ventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mozambique apparently led a foiled coup in the early hours of Sunday.
Christian Malanga, 41, leader of the US-based United Congolese Party, was killed as his band of 20 armed men reportedly tried to force entry into the Palais de la Nation, the complex that is home to President Felix Tshisekedi's government.
Malanga's right-hand man was Benjamin Zalman-Polun from Maryland (US) identified in earlier reports as an American cannabis entrepreneur.
Both Malanga and Zalman-Polun were partners in mining ventures and the fast-growing electronic cigarette liquids sector.
― omar little, Sunday, 19 May 2024 17:48 (one week ago) link
Finally some good news
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Sunday, 19 May 2024 17:52 (one week ago) link
It just keeps getting better!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:13 (one week ago) link
This makes me wonder suddenly who runs The Wagner Group now. I'm assuming it wasn't disbanded, and they've been active in DRC.
― paisley got boring (Eazy), Sunday, 19 May 2024 18:27 (one week ago) link
Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation
https://apnews.com/article/congo-coup-failed-attack-american-9913014d6110cab9fc994770291cd10b
This story just keeps getting weirder.
I'm sure Congo has many beautiful areas and a rich culture but but as an American, you don't just "take a vacation" to the Congo. DRC has a level 3 travel advisory from the state department (level 4 is DO NOT TRAVEL), when you apply for a visa you are briefed in all the risks you are taking in such an unstable region. What an odd selection of goons if that's what they indeed were hired for.
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Friday, 24 May 2024 05:56 (two days ago) link