60 years after independence, will DRC citizens finally get the government they deserve?

From a brutal occupation by Belgian colonists to dictatorship and rebellion, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seldom known peace. Nadine Dreyer examines its recent history and finds hopeful signs of stability in one of the world’s most volatile regions

26 July 2020 - 00:00
By Nadine Dreyer

From a brutal occupation by Belgian colonists to dictatorship and rebellion, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seldom known peace. Nadine Dreyer examines its recent history and finds hopeful signs of stability in one of the world’s most volatile regions

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