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Soundtrack to a Complicit Silence
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État is a phenomenal film—brilliantly crafted. Johan Grimonprez unearths truths about the overthrow of Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, that history tried to sever ...
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How jazz played out over Congo’s chaotic coup
Just two months after Congo’s independence, Lumumba was dismissed as prime minister and placed under house arrest. He briefly managed to flee but was captured again in December ... in a bid to restore ...
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From GLADIO to Operation Colombo: Masks of Conquest, Facades of Independence and WOKE History -PART 2
‘Operation Colombo’ was followed by ‘Operation Condor’ in Chile and Argentina. Meanwhile, a colonial model and pattern of dependent economic development and under-development was cultivated with the ...
Belgium still coming to terms with colonial past
Now there is a much greater recognition of the harm Belgium caused in Belgian Congo and Rwanda. Under Belgian rule the ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
The Congolese government has not spoken publicly about the situation in the city on Sunday, and the capture of Bukavu ... trading hubs in Congo’s mineral-rich east. Image Volunteers overseeing ...
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance ...
U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...
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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Though most fighting has stopped in Goma in recent days, the city’s capture by M23 rebels has raised fears of a broader war between Congo, Rwanda and their respective allies. A map of Africa ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s ...
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AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains ...
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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels captured a key city?
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped ...