sadly its only one of many
if you want an example of everything that was wrong with Colonialism, everything that went wrong with post-Colonial governance, everything that can go wrong with Western (and Far Eastern) government & private company greed/asset stripping, the worst failures of the UN/EU, the worst failures (self-interest, ineptitude, and helplessness) of NGOs, consumer indifference as to environemental/social impacts of the goods we buy, etc, etc, etc, etc...
...the DRC is it.
It has to be the most shat-upon country in the world and yet it should be a powerhouse rivalling any of the BRICs.
Posted By: CWC on June 24th 2015 at 16:14:45
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- And their national drink is Um Bongo. They drink it in the Congo. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 24, 13:52:48
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- Many of Congo's problems are down to our appetite for electronics and coltan mining. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 24, 15:01:14
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