Alvin Slain
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- Aug 30, 2011
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Once known as the Belgium Congo, Zaire. Now the democratic republic.
This huge resource rich nation now hold the position of poorest country in the world. It has been embroiled in wars,civil and with others nations since independence in 1960.
During the past two decades of conflit over 6 milion people have died and contnue to die at the rate of 45,000 a mount.This is not only attributable to war but its fellow travellers disease and famine.
DR-Congo has diamond, uranium, cobalt, tantalium, copper, and other valuable minerals. The wars, besides being caused by ethinic. hatred are inspired by control of the nations wealth.
The smuggling of coltan and cassterte, the ores of tantalum and tin have fueld the war in the eastern congo. As a kleptocracy, whatever can be appropriated by the government and its agents,is whether medicine or machinery.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU TODAY. WHAT DOES AFRICAN CONTINENT THINK ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?
This huge resource rich nation now hold the position of poorest country in the world. It has been embroiled in wars,civil and with others nations since independence in 1960.
During the past two decades of conflit over 6 milion people have died and contnue to die at the rate of 45,000 a mount.This is not only attributable to war but its fellow travellers disease and famine.
DR-Congo has diamond, uranium, cobalt, tantalium, copper, and other valuable minerals. The wars, besides being caused by ethinic. hatred are inspired by control of the nations wealth.
The smuggling of coltan and cassterte, the ores of tantalum and tin have fueld the war in the eastern congo. As a kleptocracy, whatever can be appropriated by the government and its agents,is whether medicine or machinery.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU TODAY. WHAT DOES AFRICAN CONTINENT THINK ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?