Colonialism In Congo Today Essay

To what extent was colonialism to blame for issues in congo today. Congo was colonized by Leopold & the Belgian Government in 1885. Leopold colonized Congo because he wanted their natural resources so then they can stay protected and not be surpassed by other countries. His motives to do this was mostly for self-benefits so then he could be whether and more powerful. He was able to do this by tricking and deceiving people by promising protection through a language barrier they made them believe that they were helping. Yet after all of this congo still faces a similar problem today we're leaders and government officials are taking advantage of Congolese and inhibiting their progress. So I feel that Colonialism is not to blame for today's …show more content…
This problem exists because of how they managed the development of food routes “only twelve thousand miles were still passable to car and trucks, thus food grown in the one part of the country could not be transported efficiently to other regions.”(Watson) The worst thing is that the country had the ability to be self-sufficient “In 1960, the country was able to feed itself. Mobutu’s economic policies ignored areas of the country that had no mineral resources, thus by the mid-1970s, about 60 percent of the deaths in Zaire were blamed on malnutrition.”(Watson) Do to the lack of self-management and sufficiency is what to blame for problems in congo today.

In conclusion, till now the Congolese people are trifling to the government but they seem to have found a change and are really changing. All of this thing the corrupt government, terrible leadership, and the lack of self-management and sufficiency are some of the major reason why congo is in the position it is in but this is just some. With these things changing the country will be able to become a strong and powerful government. So when you think of congo's problems today don't think of colonialism think congo is a country that has problems that need to be dealt