PATRICE LUMUMBA AND THE CONGOLESE INDEPENDENCE

PATRICE LUMUMBA AND THE CONGOLESE INDEPENDENCE

On 5 July 1960, only five days after the Congo’s independence, the commanding general of the newly formed Congolese national army, Emile Janssens(He described himself as the “Little Maniac” (Petit Maniaque), called a meeting with his non-commissioned officers...
ADF has intensified its attacks against DRC civilians

ADF has intensified its attacks against DRC civilians

The armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has intensified its attacks against civilians in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past 18 months, expanding its actions beyond from its usual areas of operation. The...