Huffington Post Journalist Says Next President Must Address Congo Crisis

The current tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not an "ethnic conflict," as reported by the US State Department and seconded by the candidates. It is a proxy war, fueled by international competition for the vast mineral wealth of Congo.

Over ten years of war propagated on a scramble for the vast resource wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified in recent weeks as "rebel" leader General Laurent Nkunda (CNDP) intensified his offensive against the regular Congolese army (FARDC) and threatened to take the city of Goma, headquarters of MONUC, the United Nations Mission to Congo.

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NPR's Gwen Tompkins Gets to the Heart of the Matter

In recent days we have seen more honest reporting on the Congo. The true cause of the conflict is finally being revealed. This offers some modicum of hope because with correct analysis comes correct prescriptions. Click here to listen to Gwen Tompkins as she articulates the true source of the conflict in the Congo.

Congo Issues

Peace Process in Danger:
1. Political dialogue increasingly seems the only way of resolving the problem of Rwandan militias in eastern Congo
2. Congo Advocacy Coalition Update
3. Update on Protection of Civilians in Eastern Congo’s Peace Process


Carter Center:
1. Mining Review Press Release
2. National Public Radio Report on Chinese Presence in the Congo
3. Bloomberg report on China in the Congo


Virunga Park and the So-called Charcoal Mafia:
1. Fox-Owned National Geographic Uses Gorillas as Cover for Exploitation of Congo


Greenpeace:
1. Conning the Congo Report
2. Carving Up the Congo (Video)