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World Affairs: Africa
DRC: Democratic Republic of Congo
The Congo, whether under colonial rule or under post-colonial tyranny has been the scene of appalling human suffering. In recent years more than four million people have died in a war which the developed world's news media have all but ignored. Now, once again, there is a window of hope ... but with what probability of a positive outcome? The books below will give you a good appreciation of the history and current situation of this war-torn and pillaged land.
Blood River:
A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
by Tim Butcher
A highly readable account of Butcher's courageous journey of 2500 miles across the Congo with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. More than that ... a story of the Congo's pain.
King Leopold's Ghost
by Adam Hochschild
The history of the Belgian Congo - greed, terrorism and heroism in one of the worst examples of European colonialism in Africa, Leopold's murderous regime which laid the foundations for the sufferings of the post-independence years.
In The Footsteps of Mr Kurtz
by Michela Wrong
The rise and fall of Mobuto Sese Seko, the African kleptocrat dictator who pillaged the enormous natural resource wealth of his country, living a billionaire champagne lifestyle while his nation sank ever deeper into dire poverty.
World Index
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