Comments on: The Congo War, take three?

By: Umzug Muenchen

Umzug Muenchen — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:57:16 +0000

I was googling about this congo conflict and genocide for my studies and found this site here. Thank you so much for this article and the belonging links.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:00 +0000

Kazuki, it’s a very complex question. You could start with reading the Wikipedia articles on the First and Second Congo Wars – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Congo_War, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War . A very simple summary – the first Congo War was mostly about Laurent Kabila overthrowing Mobutu, with the support of Rwanda and Uganda. Rwanda, in part, was trying to crush Hutu forces who’d taken refuge in Congo after the genocide ended. The Second Congo War was an amazing mess, involving 8 nations and 25 armed groups. To a certain extent, it involved Rwanda supporting Tutsi groups in eastern DRC against the government they’d helped to install in the first Congo war… but the conflict was/is mostly a very complex struggle for property and minerals in eastern DRC.

By: Kazuki

Kazuki — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:52:07 +0000

Thank you so much for the article. I am very interested in Congo Conflic issues, but i can’t find in the web the chronology of the conflict. I read your article and i just know that, congo conflict was the outgrowth of Rwandan Genocide..i mean i don’t understand the connection between those two conflicts.

isn’t Rwandan genocide supposed to be finished? since as i remember its a very old case…So what was the cause of congo conflict?

i am sorry for my bad english, >_<

By: Urban Classics

Urban Classics — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:25:59 +0000

An international regime to monitor mineral exports from Congo so that warlords do not monetize their militias by exporting minerals through Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. Oh please. Anything with the word “international” in it is not going to work effectively. Corruption in Africa is endemic. There have already been similar attempts to restrict imports and exports….

By: Umzug M�nchen

Umzug M�nchen — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:20:38 +0000

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By: Haarentfernung

Haarentfernung — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:41:18 +0000

Thank your for the blog! It is a political desaster , that it is not possible, to end that cruelty.

By: Brasilien

Brasilien — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:49:22 +0000

I hope there will be a end of that cruelty, but I cant belive that it comes true. The Politians – I think they dont care

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Let Us Not Forget | tzaadi.com — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:05:05 +0000

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By: Gino Van de Walle

Gino Van de Walle — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:32:02 +0000

When will the politians of the world finally stop talking and start taking some serious action in order to make an end to this cruelty? It’s also time for a change in that region!
http://ginovandewalle.com/the-worlds-need-to-help-eastern-congo-now-this-cruelty-must-stop/

By: Flug

Flug — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:39:03 +0000

I just wonder why there can’t be any kind of stability. It is really sad what happens there. So I wonder what can we do. Sure, bloggin’ about it and make it public is a part of taking social responsibility. Sending money down there is no solution because we can’t track whether the money arrives in the right hands. I just feel desperate about it all…:(