Mobutu Sese Seko

While many African states such as the Congo and South Africa are rich in natural resources such as diamonds and rubber, the media continues to depict Africa as a very poor continent in need of assistance from western civilization. This depiction stems from the stereotype of a “helpless African” and the ban on industrialization created by the colonial powers during colonization, along with the economic exploitation of Africa’s resources during and after the colonial period. Most of Africa is rich…

The 1960s and 70s brought forth a wave of decolonization in the Africa, but it did not mark the end of external intervention in the African continent. As Elizabeth Schmidt states, “the predicaments that plague the continent today are not solely the result of African decisions but also the consequence of foreign intrusion into African affairs” (1). Over recent decades, foreign intrusion in Africa has taken on multiple forms: from explicit political intervention, economic aid, and humanitarian…

is said to be the time of slavery under the personal rule of King Leopold. From 1908 to 1960, Congo had colonialism. From 1965 to 1996, it was the dictatorship in Congo. During these three decades Congo was exploited the most. The dictator was Mobutu Sese Seko. Since Congo was always rich in minerals so it had become the center of attraction…

There were several major causes for the collapse of the Soviet Union. After Soviet leaders extended their navy and support for rebel movements; the United States restated an anti-Soviet posture in 1981, when Ronald Regan threatened the Soviet regime with intensive military spending. After 1985 a new Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, tried to save communism by introducing reforms. Gorbachev’s attempts to salvage communism failed and in 1989 after communism was replaced with solidarity the Berlin…

Almost three times as big as Texas with 905,600 sq feet, the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as Africa’s second largest country; is abundantly filled with natural resources like, rubber, coal, copper, diamonds, ivory and more, is unfortunately considered to be the most underprivileged and poverty-stricken. It’s vast and lush land and natural resources have stimulated the most preposterous history. The Congo should have been the pride of Africa but rather the people of Congo are the poorest…

For years man has desired to eliminate proverty from this world and has speculated for generations on how to create a model society. Currently, there has been a substantial amount of scrutiny that has been given to Africa, with myraid advocates pushing for billions of intercontinental aid. Many econcomists are questioning how effective the aid is on relieving Africa from it’s penniless communties and underdeveloped framework. There’s astounding evidence that reveal that the foreign aid given to…

To make up for this, he tried to take the lead in the Burundi peace process and failed (Bullen). He took a lead in other political crises as well. “In 1996, Congo-then Zaire- was in crisis and Mandela tried to broker peace between President Mobutu Sese Seko and the rebels… backed by Rwanda and Uganda” (Dowden). This was to no avail. According to Dowden he did not succeed and at a power-sharing agreement and Kabila (rebels) pressed on to take the whole country. Mandela was also not well liked in…

Role of colonialist and other external parties in Continued African Problems In the 1880’s, European powers divided Africa amongst themselves without the consent of the African people giving birth to the colonization Era of Africa. During this era, Africa was introduced to new policies by the colonial masters to enable them govern the continent. These policies were not well received by a majority of Africans and the struggle for independence began in earnest. The mid 19th century saw African…

in Africa, the country is in midst of turmoil and wars that erupted following post-colonization. Furthermore, the Democratic Republic of Congo itself has instability within its own country because of authoritarian and volatile leaders, such as Mobutu Sese Seko. Under his rule, he permitted various global organizations to extract resources from the country, letting areas such as national parks become susceptible to mining. The filmmakers of Virunga expose the corruption of SOCO, a British oil…

When I was 17, I went to South Africa with my family for vacation. I was shocked by masterpiece of nature – it was such an extraordinary experience to go on a safari to see the big, beautiful wild animals, to watch the sunset from the terrace, sitting in a vineyard sipping wine from a glass, and to stay in one of the most luxurious resorts around the country. What also surprised me more is the great gap between the rich and the poor. While the financial area of the city has modern buildings and…