NO LET-UP IN CONGO’S HORROR: LEOPOLD II TO M23

The recent surge in violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in the eastern city of Goma falling under the control of Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 rebels.

The three-decade-long conflict - largely over natural resources - has thrown the Congo into one of the worst humanitarian crises in Africa.

However, as Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of Friends of Congo, points out, the roots of the Congo’s oppression and plunder stretch back much further. From the brutal reign of King Leopold II of Belgium to subsequent dictatorships, the DRC has been trapped in a spiral of relentless turmoil.

Video credit: Friends of Congo