First Congo War

The limitations on Foreign Aid include whether or not it is effective, deciding between a planner and searcher, and misallocation of provided aid by government officials. The billions of dollars that have been collected worldwide, and specifically designated to foreign aid, have been abused by politicians in developing countries and in turn, have registered as not generating an economic growth or negatively affecting a developing country’s economy. The big argument within economics and foreign…

King Leopold's Conquering and Exploitation of the Congo Adam Hochschild vividly tells the story of how King Leopold conquered and exploited the Congo in the novel King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. The book is written in third person telling the story from the time Henry Morton Stanley was born to time of Congo claiming their independence. Hochschild discusses the horrific things that happened in Congo at the hands of King Leopold and how Henry…

The Obama Administration’s policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo is centered on helping the country become more democratic, at peace within its region, and more able to provide for the basic needs of its citizens. The U.S. provided $277 million in bilateral aid to DRC in 2016, along with $166 million in emergency assistance. Targeted sanctions under Executive Order 13413 (2006) focus on human rights issues such as sexual violence and child soldiers, both of which are exacerbated by…

Pygmy Families Left in Limbo." The article was published in the Washington Post back in 2006, and details how drastically the Mbuti Pygmies' way of life has changed over the past few decades. Unfortunately, due to civil unrest in the Republic of Congo, the Mbuti, "fled their homes because of the militia fighting that has consumed this mineral-rich eastern region"…

eighteenth century, the queen, Abla Poku, had to lead her people west to the shores of the Comoe, the land of Senufo. In order to cross the river, she sacrificed her own son.” They are an Akan group, so they speak a Tano language. This tribe has fought many wars, the longest was against the French; many other ethnic groups have not been able to keep their religion alive as long as the Baule people. Unfortunately, the unity of the Baule people were destroyed around 1790, when important families…

Lynn Nottage’s play Ruined takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The play opens in a bar that is run by a woman named Mama. A man named Christian arrives, offering Mama several goods he has acquired. He also leaves Mama with two girls, Sophie and Salima. At first Mama refuses to take in Sophie because she has been sexually assaulted so many times that she is “ruined” (Nottage, 12). However, Christian pleads with her because Sophie is his niece. Sophie and Salima work at the bar, along…

disobedience also has the capability to tear apart the societal bonds that it has created. Less than a hundred years after uniting as one nation for freedom, the United States was torn apart by the very same virtues that united the colonies in the first place: disobedience. The United States faced turmoil with issues of slavery dividing the country. Instead of resolving the issues with treaties and discussion, the North and the South exercised disobedience when they broke laws , such as the…

Rwanda is geographically located in Africa. It is directly North of Burundi and East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda has a Republican government. In Rwanda, the people speak Kinyarwanda, French, English, and Swahili. The life expectancy in Rwanda is 59. Most Rwandans are apart of the Hutu, Tutsi or Twa groups. Rwanda is made up of grassy uplands and hills. In 2013, the population of Rwanda was 11.78 million. Rwanda was made up of two main ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi.…

world. By telling my story and who I am. Through Illinois institute of Technology i aim to positively have an impact in this ever changing world. I hope that to be given the chance. I was born in the Democratic republic of Congo, based on the cost of living in the D.R Congo, I was not born in a poor family nor my parent were rich, i had the chance to visit a few countries before I move to the United States, I experienced the intense poverty of third…

onlooker and witnessed Kurtz loose his mind to the practice of imperialism as the Victorian Age had just ended, while Willard was sent out not to oversee Kurtz, but actually restrain him after not following order from superiors in the rise of the Vietnam War. Watching the film, and seeing the novel represented in various forms of media such as photos helps viewers better understand the historical context of the story by seeing what life was like during that period of time. It is especially…