Why are millions internally displaced in the DRC? | The Stream
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- The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been brought to the world’s attention over the last few months through awareness campaigns on social media. Many of them have also called for the boycott of electronics made with minerals mined from the DRC. But organisations on the ground struggle to achieve change with a corrupt Congolese government that falls short in prioritising its citizens’ interests over those of international mining companies.
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Guests:
Hadija Ali - Volunteer, Friends of the Congo
Pappy Orion - Founder, Focus Congo
Reagan Miviri - Analyst, Ebuteli and Congo Research Group
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😢 Free Congo !!!! 🇨🇩
Praying for you brothers and sisters!🙏🏼The Most High sees All ! Your not alone!❤
Exploitation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dates back at least to King Leopold's reign of terror. Exploitation is, therefore, not a recent occurrence. Unquestionably, there has been theft, but there are more problems. Corruption occurs at all levels, both internally and externally, as the guests made clear. Problem solvers must address the underlying causes of hostilities.
One original sin-concerning the domestic disputes-was the Congolese government's alienation of the Kinyarwandan speakers, a segment of the population it labeled as "foreign," thereby paving the way for the _M23 insurgency_ and the presence of _"anti-Kigali"_ Rwandan militias in the DRC. This issue and other conflicts born out of the marginalization of several communities need to be the focal point of any preliminary resolution. Both armed insurgent groups and foreign actors capitalize on the instability to suck the DRC dry of its natural wealth (valuable minerals). Ending the hostilities will allow the problem solvers and the Congolese to _"drain the swamp"_ plaguing the country.
Only a Rwandese will defend the massacres that’s happening in Congo by the Rwandese forces.
The world already knows the games y’all play, people aren’t stupid. You think your little comment on here will deceive the world view? You must dreaming still. Wake up and be humane again. Stop playing the west’s game and profit very little.
Congo will prevail, Rwanda will pay a higher cost tomorrow. The world is changing so is Congo.
By the way, I know you’re Rwandese because of your head lol. 😅😅😂😂
@@NoToAllOppression
Help me out:
The entire point of my post was to "end the hostilities." How did you manage to confuse that with "defending massacres"?
In what way did I specifically 'deceive the world'? An extract or two from my comment will suffice as evidence.
I didn't know you were an "expert" at telling a person's nationality "because of their head." Did the Belgians school you on "racial" science? 😄
The Congolese tribus (Hutu and Tutsi) of Rwandan origin is not the core of problem. Because they are there from many many years. The problem is USA backing mobutu and now backing Kagame
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Two things or more can be factual at the same time. If opportunistic Congolese "strongmen" refrained from isolating certain ethnic groups as part of a "divide and conquer" antic, Congo probably wouldn't be dealing with uprisings and armed insurgencies. These short-sighted decisions opened the door for Rwandan interventions by anti-Kigali armed groups and the Rwandan government. The "West's" self-serving exploitation perpetuates and breeds instability-it's nothing out of the ordinary. However, self-serving African leaders make it easy for them.
@@Lamin_G
The issue can be traced back to 1960s when the boarders were drawn, which ended some Rwandans to the other side of congo, the agreement was that they will be acknowledged as congolese. But since the they're labeled Rwandan tutsis. After the the peace agreements made in Luanda and Kenya, the agreement was to keep safe those kinyarwanda speaking congolese. DRC gov never met their end of agreement, which later resulted into the formation of M23 which was M7 before. H.E president Paul Kagame has nothing to do with the conflict other than protecting Rwanda's borders.
No one never wants to acknowledged the banyamulenge genocide committed by FDRL but that part is being covered. The banyamulenge are kinyarwanda speaking congolese who are being finger pointed as tutsis.
Thank you for shedding light on this issue
Sadly I think saying 30 years is and underestimate the Congo has sadly been suffering from severe conflict and violence since colonisation began. It’s truly unbelievable what they have had to go through. Horrible example of the resource curse and capitalism greed
These time the world humanity standards needs to be upheld ❤
But why can I not get back to Kisangani to continue outreach to isolated villages along the Congo River where few (even the local church) are prepared to go! As far as the terrible situation in eastern DRC, - the violence, rape, politics, international exploiters, murders and displacement that paralyze any potential socio-economic development or sound mining practice, it is unimaginable! Brutal! Never-ending! Where is the Church? International missions? Honesty?
The most suffering people in Eastern DRC are the Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese, mostly Tutsi tribe because of FDLR. There is a BIG HAND of the DRC Government in the conflict that is happening in DRC, that’s why Mr. Tshisekedi doesn’t want to have a Peace talks with M23. The DRC Government fights alongside FDLR Terrorists and all 120+ armed groups Against one group (M23)
Most big Government officials in DRC have an armed group that helps them in extracting materials to enrich themselves.
That Government has shown to be the leading in incompetency in this Generation.
Stop lying you Tutsi people from Rwanda,we've welcomed you in our country and now you are killing together with the help of your boss to destabilize our country in profit of Rwanda...we've exposed all your lies already but wait and see.
Let me assure you that we'll win this war no matter what,you've been kicked out of Tanzania once you started claiming their land as your own but we congolese have been patient with you and you thought we were stupid.
Her messages are So right our conciousness as a humanity is lacking in the ethical moral integrity and principles of life 😢
The report need to do more homework on DRC’s situation, cobalt is mined in the southeast of Congo, Lualaba and Katanga are the provinces to produce the cobalt hydroxide. Golden and Coltan are produced in northeast of Congo.
There’s no hope in Congo ibr. Unless the whole leadership culture changes. For me, this is easily the most corrupt government in the world. And most of the issues the country experiences today starts with the government. It just breaks my heart, having a country that is so beautiful..yet a country that seems to be cussed!
I understand your reality on how you see it but I will suggest you to dig deeper bcs the issue of my beloved country, the root started from long long time and unfortunately we had bad leaders in our history but don’t forget that the enemy of DRC will neva allow DRC to have a president that even just a bit put DRC in front or 1st.
@@Racine44 it has been bad leaders after bad leaders. There is a reason I said “Leadership Culture”. Poor Leadership has certainly became a “Culture”. I’m not really interested in the fact that this “culture” was instilled into the first leaders by the Belgians but at some point that cycle has/should break. Don’t you agree?
OMG... How easily exploited are these simple people! The leaders of these soverign countries must must must have minds of young children. Stop the freakin fighting and work to mechanize and make profitable the mines, holds hands and share equitably in the wealth! And smile and consider the lives you saved!
There’s no international law
Not for the WEST !
Yeah such law is whatever benefits our rich countries, that’s true and it’s a disgrace
We feel power less, I feel the way the world is going down the dark hole,
💔💔💔
Corruption
🇺🇲 covert recruitment of government and their greed which is becoming an international byword are the biggest problem. Burkina fasa and friends are a potential ally perhaps.
Tshisekedi can blame Rwanda or the whole world, but unless he takes responsibility and puts his house in order, the mess won't be cleaned up.
Tshisekedi is fighting strong enemies and they're backed by the west .
@@johnkabanga9001 Which Western countries are backing his enemies?
@@realmbeachresort the west
@@realmbeachresort America, Britain and France
Maybe because Macron told yesterday, that doesn't exist "red lines" to France. 😢
Ethiopia is the cause of all the problems in East Africa.
700,000 have been killed by the Ethiopian government.
A government that kills 700,000 of its own people.
Because about 1500 years ago in a desert, a guy named mo married a 12 year old girl named aisha
The Uganda is not really true. The border of Uganda and Congo is very long, from North to Southern tip near Rwanda. There is no conflict along that border except that small part nearing Rwanda
They problem is Congolese people we will never be a priority of the world 🌎 ,only the minerals they want more than a single life in the Eastern of DRC
Very little concrete information here. Surely outside interference as well as corruption ie bad governance, is a big factors. The nefarious players including negligent companies must be called out. Too much beating around the bush I feel although i dont doubt these young people are sincere and working for the good of their people
Because you want their resources illigally through Rwanda
I'll free Congo myself.
Congolese politicians are benefiting from this war starting by the president, deputy, ministers... just looked at their salary, Congolese people can't be always blaming Rwanda and the west bcoz their president his a Kagame's brother also the product of the west
Get out of our country and it's better for our president to steal our own money than you coming to take it
The looters cannot be the savers. The international community is the looters and cannot be the saver at the same time.
Wow...and u could not even bother to invite a voice that offers a different perspective to this crisis. How much did the Congolese government pay Aljazeera or u as a journalist to post this nonsensical program based on lies and propaganda?
There is absolutely no truth whatsoever in what is being debated here. And make no mistake, this kind of propaganda will never settle the crisis in Congo...it will only help to entrench the conflict and prolong the agony of the Congolese people.
Any honest and balanced discussion about this crisis must be premised on analyzing the root cause of the crisis. This means going back to the very first day when instability stared in Eastern DRC. What happened that led to violence eruption in that region. 1. Genocide in Rwanda where over a million people got slaughtered by Hutu extremists and whose government was backed by France. 2. Operation Turquoise: This refer to the Operation planned by France and whose main objective was to create a safe corridor for the extremists who had just finished to commit the Genocide to escape the advancing of Tutsis rebels led by Kagame and free to neighboring Congo (Zaïre then). This Operation was not welcomed by many among the former DRC ministers who warned the then President Mobutu and advised him against allowing the French to launch this Operation as it was allowing millions of criminals to leave Rwanda with all sorts of weapons n join the DRC without any mechanism to disarm them or separate civilians from militia and army men. This of course, as they advised Mobutu would bring too much problems to the Congo. Mobutu being very loyal to the French and undermining his much smaller neighbor Rwanda, did not listen to his ministers and advisors n went ahead to allow the French to launch the Operation Turquoise. This marks the beginning of the destabilization of Eastern DRC and the period of problems between Rwanda and DRC. No factual based, fair or balanced argument can offer a different account to this sad developing story.
we all know what happened after. The Hutu extremists started reorganizing themselves and re-arming inside DRC which was now their safe heaven and soon they started launching fresh attacks across the border into Rwanda to topple the newly established government which had ended the Genocide in 1994. In the face of these events what was the new n fragile government in Rwanda supposed to do? Had the DRC been a good or a bad neighbor to Rwanda. All these are genuine questions that we must ask ourselves if we really want to find sustainable solutions to the crisis in Eastern DRC. The lies, propaganda will not fix the issue at hand
why doesn't the congonese people just fight back or leave it's not like they are prisoners, or maybe neighboring countries can help, why is it so hopeless all the time, asking other countries for help all the time
Anyone who is speaking from an African city Is accompanied by a band of car horns from the street 😂
Congo has been like this for centuries, ever since Africans sold Africans into slavery. It’s time to stop blaming the west and accept responsibility for their actions
The chanlenges are not enormous. Just tell the NATO to stop what its doing that is all.
this is modern day slavery taking place in congo with their trade market installed in kigali.
The rights of Congolese Tutsi Banyamurenge should be respected , the exact reason why Congolese government agreed to M23 agreement in the first place and then violated the agreement by using FDLR genocidal group to attacking M23 territories and killing innocent civilians who are tutsi Banyamurenge. Its sad you didnt invite a different view on this issue , all 3 panelists spewing the same propaganda. Do better Aljazeera.
That is the work of NATO. Now we know it.
Why is aljazeera English using social media posts to generate inquiry for the guests . The guests at least two of them are professionals in their field and certainly the volunteer is an expert witness . They deserve a profound interview . This was Not well planned , suspiciously. Not enough time spent on this important matter . I am deceived . Shame on the producers of this episode . 🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍
Im sorry but this interviewer is so ignorant I couldn’t even finish the video.
It is funny how everyone is corrupted even on this one. You're blaming neighbors country and forget the government whose refuse to protect the kinyarwanda speaker in order to use that for creating conflicts, and plays games of blaming other. How can you refuse peace talk in knowing you can't win the one you're fighting!Congo, politicians counting play with life of congress. RDC people need to know who is playing on their lives!
To be fair Rwanda, M23, and the DRC are routinely covered in the news. Eastern DRC could be made so much better.
Do you mind sharing the names of outlets in the 'West' that "routinely cover" the situation in the DRC? I haven't yet encountered any extensive reporting on the platforms I frequent and, at that, objective coverage that clarifies all the forces involved in the exploitation and destruction of the DRC.🙂
The problem is Paul Kagame the killer of Congolese
Really? You are a joke thinking that. We've seen Generals in the Congo army acting like rich gangs, other congolese fighters fleeing from the battle. You have no heart to confront your own problems , no leadership and so what's left is to only blame foreigners
Kagame is terrible!
I don't understand u guys , thus i could not even finish the video