Jacobin on MSN3d
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 ...
The Nation on MSN1d
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 ...
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Director: Our World’s Problems Go Well Beyond Trump and the Republicans
The Trump administration is ousting four additional outlets from Pentagon workspaces, with CNN and The Washington Post set to ...
UN News Centre10d
Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?
Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...
allAfrica.com on MSN8d
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Have UN Peacekeepers Been in DR Congo for 65 Years?
Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...
Scoop10d
Why Have UN Peacekeepers Been In DR Congo For 65 Years?
The country then sank into a major political crisis, marked by the assassination of its Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, in 1961. Faced with this situation, the UN deployed the UN Operation in the ...
Armed robbery in Revesby11d
UN Peacekeepers: 65 Years in DR Congo Explained
The country then sank into a major political crisis, marked by the assassination of its Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, in 1961. Faced with this situation, the UN deployed the UN Operation in the ...
Daily Monitor15d
The tragedy of Congo
Independence prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, fiercely patriotic and a radical Pan-African, was murdered in cold blood, in a callous conspiracy that included Western powers, chiefly the United ...