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“Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives”
Siddarth Kara’s book exposes the exploitation behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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If the U.S. told Rwanda and Uganda to get out of Congo, the War would end
The European Union has sanctioned five members of different armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the spokesman for the M23 militia. It did not, however, sanction Rwanda, Uganda or the Rwandan and Ugandan presidents, despite decades of UN Group of Experts reports that the militias operating in the eastern DRC are largely Rwandan and Ugandan, though they typically claim to be Congolese.
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Africa is burning! DRC in environmental crisis
Much attention is paid to the ongoing environmental crises engulfing the regions of South Asia, North America, and Europe, and rightfully so. The global climate crisis—as well as environmental injustice generally—is contiguous and virulent. But much less attention, however, is paid to the ongoing ecological crisis of Africa; the mother of all civilization.
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‘The Cry Is “Lumumba Lives”—His Ideas, His Principles’
‘The Cry Is “Lumumba Lives”—His Ideas, His Principles’
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In memory of Patrice Lumumba, assassinated on January 17, 1961
On 17 January 2021, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).
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Et tu, RT? Amplifying Western disinformation on Rwanda
The Great Lie about the Rwandan bloodbath opened the door to a far larger genocide in Congo and justified U.S. military interventions all over the planet. During a recent campaign event, Florida Senator Bill Nelson said, “That story of Rwanda is very instructive to us because when a place gets so tribal that the two […]
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Congo Genocide: An interview with Sylvestre Mido
Genocost asks that nations formally recognize August 2nd as Congo Genocide Commemoration Day.
