The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been at the heart of Africa’s World War, seeing more violence and corruption than most other areas. Beginning with the brutal colonization in 1885 and eventual independence in 1960, the DRC “has bled onto the ground because of its lack of infrastructure and the brutal impact of civil war,” according to an article written by the Borgen Project (Kaswala, 2013). Once flourishing with industrialization and stable economic growth, the country soon saw many developed nations eager to get their hands on the valuable resources the land had to offer. Between US interests playing a role in suppressing the Congolese government during the Cold War and the outbreak of several civil wars (in and around the DRC), the
