Why War is Escalating in the Congo

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The histories of the DRC and Rwanda are deeply intertwined and defined by conflict and tension. Rwanda has played an big role in the DRC's history, with much of the tension being a part of the Rwandan genocide. But the tensions have been rising once again, thanks to a renewed offensive in the eastern DRC by the Rwandan-backed March 23 movement. In this video, we explain what's going on in the DRC, Rwanda's involvement, and the risk of further escalation.
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[@thesoupsong]

Sad to see so many new and escalating conflicts around the world. Can you do a video of conflicts that are de-escalating/getting resolved as well?

[@clozmo2171]

This is life and it wil always be like this

[@SimpleGeopolitics24]

Strange to see a pace deal between Azrbaijan and Armenia, after the third nagoro karbakh war.

[@lordfoxquaad1611]

@@clozmo2171 Slavery throughout centuries was also considered "it will always be like this". Same with the barbaric wars and massacres. Civilization exists for humanity to improve upon itself, not remain at the stone age level.

[@Rodzyniastyyyy]

I reconciled with my brother after not talking for 3 years, so i got that going for me

[@ihl0700677525]

@@lordfoxquaad1611 "Barbaric wars and massacres" still exist to this day, and slavery (chattel slavery, as well as other types of slavery) too still exist. Just because Western countries no longer practice slavery (and make arbitrary "international law" trying to abolish it) does not mean it no longer exist. Us humans are just as compassionate as we are cruel, selfish and opportunistic as we are magnanimous. "Civilization" and "barbarity" will always exist side by side as long as us human remain like, well, human.

[@bababababababa6124]

With how large the DRC is and how many resources it has, it really should be competing with the biggest on the continent like Egypt and South Africa. Yet they’re being bullied by a country 10x smaller 😭it’s sad

[@gojb1998]

if they simply stopped harbouring perpetrators of genocide, the Hutu extremists who fled after 1994, this whole thing would stop. Ultimately, if they wish to undermine Rwanda's efforts to preserve Tutsi rights throughout Africa, they need to be prepared for Rwanda's consequences

[@LeoDas688]

they do not have the money and power to strongly counter rwanda

[@Echani3007]

@@gojb1998They would need to combat globalism too, since the world is practically plundering Congo’s resources. If it nationalised its resources it’d become extremely expensive.

[@GMBMessiah]

@@Echani3007 It truly shows the failures of capitalist globalisation.

[@mamotalemankoe3775]

They should be the most powerful nation on the continent, but there are a lot of ladles in that pot, making it hard for that to happen. Maybe in 50 years it will look something like that, hopefully.

[@Wanking_wanker]

I am actually loosing track on the amount of wars about to break out this is getting insane

[@juliorebelo6475]

It sure is man, it sure is

[@richbuddee6121]

you wont get any accurate reporting here though. this is one of those fake alternative media pages that do nothing but spew the narrative of the elites. all this vague talk of "conflicts" without even mentioning the foreign backers the minerals being fought over

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

It's always been like that. Over time the amount of conflict is actually decreasing. Then years ago there was already conflict in Congo + Mali + central African republic + a major conflict in Syria and Iraq + Afghanistan+ Colombia... 20 years ago Iraq, Congo Georgia, Chechenya Afghanistan Colombia... 30 years ago Yougoslavia+ Khoweit, countless conflicts in Africa (Algeria, Somalia...)... 40 years ago Iran-Iraq, Lebanon, Falklands, Afghanistan... I could go back decade by decade and each decade would be worst than the previous (except for 40s and 10s which were way worse). Some areas like Somalia, Congo, Colombia, Israel, Cashmere etc are in continuous conflicts. The point is that the situation is not too bad from a historical standpoint

[@Josh729J]

youre not educated enough. you know its a fact that the world is more peaceful than its ever been right? This is because small border skirmishes and disputes are less. Youve been alive for about 0 percent of human existence and somehow make assumptions of what is, based on your small window of understanding and comprehension

[@user-hl6gs5os2e]

This conflict has been going on for years

[@proximacentaur1654]

Thank you for the detailed coverage on a part of the world that tends to get so little, despite the major significance of events there.

[@anonymousnameless1835]

Over 70 percent of DRC mines are owned by China. The problems for DRC will won't end with their neighbors. While Multinational companies run operations that ignore the locals and their way of life. For example pollution that ruins rivers and farmlands of substance farmers which extends to livestock. That's why you will keep on having armed groups and corrupt Politician which will equal poor governance. Currently right now the political class in DRC is trying to divert attention of DRC people with war. Just like many countries in around the globe when times are tough. The government in DRC is aid a genocidal group FDLR which has vowed to eradicate some ethnic groups in DRC, Rwanda. That way the M23 or people from DRC are sensibly defensive.

[@richbuddee6121]

detailed? that was the worst piece of racist propaganda ever. to talk about these vague undefined "conflicts" like it's just a matter of africans who just can't get along like the crip and bloods, is willful and sinister deception, even worse than the mainstream media who will at least say the word "resources, minerals, gold and diamonds" while they fail to expose the deeds of those who are behind it all. the whole world ought to know by now that they are battling for the power to be the next puppets to receive bribes that allow foreigners to loot their resources. the coltan alone could make Congo one of the richest nations on earth, therefore the Europeans are behind the bribing, arming and political undermining all over Africa, in order to keep them poor, devastated and able to be absolutely looted of their resources. this evil racist, lying so called reporter knew that he couldn't even mention the word "resources" in order to not have to mention the colonizers at all. Burkina Faso, Niger Mali had righteous coups, and are kicking the foreigners out and going after insurgents who are fighting to be puppets and supported by the West. hopefully a righteous group will get in power in Congo at some point soon

[@fadhilkiima30]

​@@anonymousnameless1835Did you know that Kagame and the M23 are the ones that loot, kill and cause lots of chaos in the DRC??

[@austinnelson396]

You know sh** is real when TLDR is making Saturday videos! Love the work like always!

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

4:20 YOU USED INECRAFT TEXTURES?! That is the funniest thing I've seen in a while

[@AvrahamYairStern]

Ikr

[@juhotuho10]

yep, they have done it before

[@CookietheCalico]

please don't use light blue to highlight a country at the same time as using light blue for the sea, if someone has less than 100% perfect vision it makes it very difficult to follow

[@shuiwahlee5836]

Ok Karen

[@certharx418]

Rwanda? You mean that absolutely safe courntry according to the UK governement?

[@Debubbleization]

well, it is quite safe tbh. within the borders

[@Efsaaneh]

They are very safe, just not for the neighbors

[@HarJBeRw]

Rwanda's extremely safe, this conflict is happening on congolese territory

[@Debubbleization]

@@Efsaaneh it you have people within your borders who try to overthrow their government, yes. and some minerals who are easy to smuggle🌚

[@SantomPh]

Rwanda is not only safe, but incredibly clean.

[@a1990hussain]

So when Rwandan refugees of this war come to britain, will they be sent back?

[@jwjw5412]

🤣🤣🤣 so true

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

They're already coming and have been for a long time.

[@thetaomega7816]

Maybe dont come from Ruanda to Britain in the first place, kind of a long way

[@josephwelz462]

The war isn’t taking place in Rwandan territory it’s in Congo

[@Arriyad1]

There are no Rwandan refugees.

[@timk1619]

Considering the resources, Africa should be the richtest continent. But corruption and nasty politics keep destroying the future for Africa.

[@SantomPh]

Plus colonial era boundaries

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Sadly true.

[@xyz-uw3ps]

It also has a crappy geography. Even the resources are often hard to transport to world markets because they're too deep inland.

[@lionelmessisburner7393]

I think you lack geopolitical knowledge. Resources are not even close to the only factor in being successful. They always had recourses. Yet Europeans were more advanced. Africa in general has a difficult geography for developing. They have it on hard mode

[@bababababababa6124]

@@lionelmessisburner7393bro keeps spamming the same message like anyone cares

[@koomike3404]

The world really doesn't need another war

[@feastmode123]

Venezuela about to invade Guyana. China prepping to take Taiwan. Politicians want war, not the people.

[@chimichangas365]

World leaders sitting in their fancy couches of money while living in a huge mansion far away from their people: I don't see a reason why not?

[@highheeledfagin]

The world seems to disagree 😞🖤💜

[@kiuk_kiks]

This war has been raging for the past 25 years

[@MemekingJag]

that's what people have said for the last 12,000 years, but as long as there's two humans around, one will want the other dead sooner or later. it's easy to decry the horror of war as a detached observer who's only concern is for humanitarian reasons, but if we were Rwandans, there's a good chance we'd see things differently.

[@carms001]

Can you do an Update of the EAF? and how this conflict affects the DRCs position in it?

[@danasummons3438]

Thank you for bringing exposure to the plight to a seemingly forgotten, yet important, group of human beings. I am curious by what you mean by saying "hate speech" there at the end?

[@user-lz5dz1qx2q]

Rwanda reminds me with United Arab Emirates. What Rawanda do in DRC it's exactly what UAE do in Yemen and Sudan Both UAE and Rawanda try to sell they are small countries without resources and built on innovation while try to exploit their bigger neighbors

[@ihl0700677525]

Well, everyone actually behave exactly like that. If/when your neighbors are weak and disunited, and easy to exploit, you should exploit them. That's how geopolitics works: the strong do what they can, while the weak suffer what they must.

[@abdullahmahad8885]

That emirates thing is trueeeee

[@a.a.6789]

I was about to comment the same thing!!!! Evil little countries. (Don't forget being anti-Arab Spring/democracy in the region, bankrolling sisi, normalising with Assad and that "country", pretty sure they support Haftar too, genuine comic book villains, mbz (and mbs) is literally the devil, but I don't think they attempt to sell themselves as without resources😂)

[@user-lz5dz1qx2q]

@a.a.6789 Yes, UAE is a close ally to Putin. I believe the Ukraine war will end if the US sanctioned Abu Dhabi because Putin uses Dubai's banks to avoid sanctions it been as if there were no sanctions

[@BurningMad]

But UAE have lots of oil.

[@J_X999]

Does anyone here actually watch the TLDR podcasts? They talk about lots of interesting topics such as how they choose video topics to balance out news and clout. For example, they once discussed how they balance "China economy" videos with other countries.

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

I remember a brief reference to it but didn’t follow up. That sounds interesting though, where can it be found? (I watch ad free versions on nebula, so may not see if they advertise it on normal KZbin videos).

[@J_X999]

@@realdreamerschangetheworld7470 Called "TLDR Podcasts" on KZbin

[@snp4619]

Nice try tldrnews we aren’t gonna watch your crappy podcast

[@napoleonfeanor]

No, when something is named TLDR, I want relatively short videos on topics I usually don't see in my normal newsfeed

[@abcisme]

This war achieves nothing and civilians are impacted the most. The incompetence and corruption in Rwandan and Congolese leadership is astounding.

[@YgalSharon]

1. ADF is the ISIS-linked Islamist group originating from Uganda. 2. EAC fell out because they did not implement the Nairobi and Luanda agreement stating forced disarmament of the M23 choosing to cohabitate with them instead. 3. SADC has always helped the country in major crises since 1999 4. There is a serious link between the UK's "Rwanda plan" and the resurgence of M23 that nobody has seen yet except for me.

[@josuensiama1777]

The link between UK and M23 is talked about in DRC most people say they are sending terrorist to fight in Congo for rwandeses side

[@YgalSharon]

@@josuensiama1777 correct. By supporting the M23 movement in Congo sending ammunitions and men, Kagame's plan seems to try to make room for the immigrants by riding Rwanda of the unwanted and less productive Hutus.Rwanda is forward-looking. For this reason they need a highly qualified workfoce. Many of the immigrants have that. Congo has space. Land is a millenium problem is this tiny country. The rebellion started 6 months before the conservative government announced its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

[@abcisme]

I’ve heard about the UK potentially supporting M23 as well! If it’s true, I hope the plot is exposed quickly so international action can be taken and the Congo can finally know peace

[@YgalSharon]

@@abcisme indeed. I am hoping there will be a serious investigation into this too

[@josuensiama1777]

@@abcisme that's a possible link

[@grahamthomson6969]

It's good to know that Rwanda is a safe country.

[@AdastraRecordings]

Man alive. 🤦‍♀

[@daeith1233]

A safe country for r@pists

[@Givemepeanutbutter]

​@@AdastraRecordingsAs an individual with ⅛th of a brain, can confirm that this man is in fact, alive. I think.

[@davidmichels5295]

⁠@@Givemepeanutbutteryou are Rwandan?😊

[@Givemepeanutbutter]

@@davidmichels5295 No sir! But I do have friends from Rwanda who have immigrated to the US, I'm American!

[@jeanresponse4164]

Thanks

[@IAMHonoredtoKnowYou]

Thank you for covering this. DRC is much more influential in the global state than the west admits

[@andycockrum1212]

We know it’s influential, it’s also a freakin mess that we can’t make sense of

[@danielolabode2205]

A mess that several countries both in and out of Africa are involved in

[@phoebus86]

Damn, I didn't know that the Congo had netherite.

[@ZoorWhisker]

It was Laurent, not Lauren Kabila

[@wanjikuk7662]

Thank you for this detailed documentary it will help in my international relations study

[@sebastiankraemer4827]

Damn anither tldr video announcing a future war lets go boys

[@JamesL42]

Our government really picked a great safe place to send the migrants that would never destabilise or backfire. At this point the "Rwanda Plan" feels like it was just an elaborate way to fund and African leader. There's no way they ever really intended for this it to go ahead, but Rwanda is laughing to the bank with 250 Million pounds of our tax money that could've gone literally anywhere else and done better.

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

UK tax payers paying for yet another war... Ukraine, Israel and now possibly Rwanda. The Tories love using other people's money and make out that they're the ones paying for it.

[@gbadesakin]

The idea is to discourage refugees; they will think twice before coming to the UK. Diabolical I know

[@Park501]

If the government gave them all a million pounds each it would have been better money spent, at least than it would have mostly been spent back in the UK

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

The Rwanda Plan™ has always been logistically unfeasible. Probably just a money laundering scheme or similar.

[@royfearn4345]

Yeah, right!

[@doxologist]

Man Congo can never catch a break...

[@IMANISMO]

How can you catch a break while working with Genocidaire who killed more than 1millions innocent Tutsi people in 1994 Genocide i

[@anonymousnameless1835]

Over 70 percent of DRC mines are owned by China. The problems for DRC will won't end with their neighbors. While Multinational companies run operations that ignore the locals and their way of life. For example pollution that ruins rivers and farmlands of substance farmers which extends to livestock. That's why you will keep on having armed groups and corrupt Politician which will equal poor governance. Currently right now the political class in DRC is trying to divert attention of DRC people with war. Just like many countries in around the globe when times are tough. The government in DRC is aid a genocidal group FDLR which has vowed to eradicate some ethnic groups in DRC, Rwanda. That way the M23 or people from DRC are sensibly defensive.

[@vx8431]

Kivu would be a powderkeg even without Rwanda. I used to work with a guy who fled the first Congo war as a kid and he still has contact with family there who keep him updated on the region and often it was disturbing videos of criminals or soldiers brutally killing people in the streets.

[@ramsonramah]

First of all there is not over 100 rebels group, there is only one group and that’s M23 Rwanda supported by multinational companies that are benefiting from this tragic situation they don’t want stability for DRC

[@IMANISMO]

Ohhhh, Really so what are these : FDRL, MRCD,FNL,RUD Urunana,Codeco,ADF,Pareco FF, Nyatura,Biroze Bishambuke, Yakutumba Thieves, ACPLS, Red Tabara,FNL Parpehutu, FNL Nzabampema, Gumino and More than 150 Mai Mai Killers... As we speak They are 256 Armed Groups and are being Armed by Congolese Joker Government : just to Terrorize The Civilians especially The Congolese Tutsi,Banyamulenge and Hema People of Eastern DRC You can only Fool these Foreigners not us Africans Hahahhhh

[@Decrepit_biker]

AHHHHH YES! RWANDA! The demonstrably safe country as declared by the Prime Miniature. This conflict shouldn't be an issue, we can just get Rishi to change the law to make it be not happening or something.

[@petergray2712]

The Subprime Minister Rishi Sunak? The Prawn Monster? The Prim Muenster? The Primate Molester? The Tiny Spinster? Grimy Sinister?

[@questionmaker5666]

Don't insult short people, Sunak just happens to be short.

[@TomSmith-jp1es]

​@@questionmaker5666yeah agreed, there's so much that's vile about him, don't focus on his height which he can't control.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

​@@TomSmith-jp1esthe fact that the UK has an Indian as its prime minister

[@DarkKinghtrulz]

@@GeraltofRivia22 why does his ethnicity matter?

[@emilekwizera6191]

Did y’all know that the FDLR who committed the genocide of 1994 in Rwanda escaped to Congo? did y’all know that FDLR was formed before M23 meaning congo supported a group who had committed a genocide in Rwanda. did y’all know that there are people who speak The Rwandan language In Congo whom are not Rwandan. the Congolese Forces FARDC supports FDLR to kill Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese. So when the Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese sons and daughters created there own group M23 since their own government wouldn’t protect them because they called them Rwandan, which they’re not they are Congolese who speak Kinyarwanda the FDLR rapes and commit unspeakable act in the democratic republic of Congo, and they blame it on M23. the M23 are just Congolese speaking people who are just trying to protect them self against Rebels. The FDLR who want to commit genocide in Congo, and then with the help of the Congolese forces attack Rwanda to then finish what they started in 1994. How do I know all of this well, my parents survived because they were able to immigrate to Rwanda then to the United States also I was born in a refugee camp full of Congolese families In Rwanda who the UN knows are in Rwanda but the UN does nothing except accuse Rwanda of supporting M23 to Attack The DRC when in fact the M23 are just trying to protect them selfs because there government won’t why because they are Tutsis because they speak Kinyarwanda even tho they are not Rwandan.

[@inhispresence9581]

#Umbwege lie after lie, you Tutsi where you go there is always a war, hutu were on power you overtook them by perpetuating genocide by killing hutu and including your people Tutsi, now Tutsi have entered in DRC using the same tactics before Rwanda genecide then playing as victim

[@kipapula6838]

​@@inhispresence9581lie after lie. So you want to claim Tutsi's killed their own million people? Bro wants to rewrite his own hostory. The fact is Hutus killed a million Tutsi's and then a Tutsi militia fought had to bring the country to order which forced the Hutu genocide actors run into congo where they are supported by the congolese government to this day to still terrorize Rwanda 🇷🇼

[@fubub3595]

Nonsense ....we all know the truth...FDLR no longer exist

[@marceldavis5600]

Cool, didn't know that a major war is going on in DRC.

[@ngweso]

Yeah so cool

[@Kristaliorn]

Love how today I saw a "visit Rwanda" advert today but yet it doesn't seem somewhere good to go after seeing this video.

[@skp8748]

😂 why it's safe... that's like not visiting Turkey, US or wherever

[@kipapula6838]

It is safe. Just actual vlogs of people who visit Rwanda. This is just an analysis

[@kagabopaul3126]

These are false news actually Congo are doing this on social media because are investing much money to destroy Rwanda and its government

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

I thought the DRC joining the East African Community would ease tensions with Rwanda and that other members of the EAC would put pressure on Paul Kagame to stop what he's doing but I guess not. Having this conflict within the EAC is one thing but if they're still planning on forming a country, I can't see this working out for the East African Federation.

[@tealsquare]

It's a highly integrated community like the EU. No one in East Africa believes there will be one country.

[@gr6410]

The drc should just leave the eac and improve by themself. They're not even east african. They should be able to beat against the rebels. But they're rich because the western World buys the stolen ressources from rwanda and that's how they can finance the rebels probably.

[@user-lw5qu6yi8s]

The former president of Kenya Mr Uhuru Kenyatta he putted pressure on Kagame and the war was to end… we cannot trust Ruto coz after DRC decision to withdraw the EAC troops from Congo the rebels from M23 held a press conference in Nairobi. Means now Kenya is not to be trusted anymore they have already taste the honey

[@clementverstraete2456]

My mother is from Rwanda and it breaks me and her heart to hear what goes on with our gamily and the people there.😢

[@jayhenoc8096]

RWANDA is a puppet of the colonizers(UK, FRANCE, EU & USA) & has invaded the East of DRC through their army/militia called M23 "REBELS" funded by those colonizers. Their only PURPOSE is to exploit the Congolese minerals: COLTAN, COBALT, GOLD, DIAMOND, LITHIUM, etc... That is the reason why RWANDA is so loved, funded, protected & supported internationally, politically, financially, and militarily by the WEST. YET in the process, Rwanda HAS so far KILLED OVER 20 MILLIONS of Congolese people over the past 25 years AND NOBODY reports it. That is the real cause of this war.... The Congolese people are fighting for their land back.

[@blackwatertv7018]

I’ve been seeing a lot of comments like “oh Western Hegemony is finally breaking!” In response to all these wars breaking out. And every time I face palm.

[@Jayzonny]

who tf even is saying that? Rwanda and Uganda are both backed by western powers

[@blackwatertv7018]

@@Jayzonny Terminally online Eastoids.

[@wanderingartifact6087]

@@JayzonnyUganda under amin would swap from the wests pet to the easts depending on which side of the bed he work up on

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

They wouldn't be bullied by the smaller Rwanda if they weren't so corrupt.

[@JayInvests]

So much for the East African Federation.

[@BradSchmor]

For those who wondered what they heard at 4:26 - "coltan" is an ore of niobium and tantalum, name being derived from niobium's old name of columbium and tantalum.

[@gregweatherup9596]

Thank you. I replayed that part several times trying to figure it out.

[@JacobSmith-xs3ir]

2:47 The audio says north and west kivu but the graphic shows north and south

[@themoveeshow9892]

thank you for reporting on African conflicts. As an Egyptian i dont see us well covered in western media.

[@JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

This is what happens when we decolonise. These countries are too uncivil & need to be colonised again.

[@theblackgods4699]

You're not african suush

[@esense9602]

That's why UK want to send immigrants in Rwanda for manpower 😅

[@realDanielAugustine]

There are constant civil wars in that region. I can't imagine what life must be like for the people.

[@isaacbonjosafari2675]

There’s no civil war there’s only foreigners trying to colonise us so say they can steal our minerals

[@Justfranktbh]

@@jeanchristophe-hq2qdtrue it’s sad what women go through over there

[@melize7035]

It’s not a civil war

[@hjalmarfreidenvall1655]

Neat

[@fnduwayoonline]

At 7:00 it should be said that EAC troops were not sent there to fight with M23, but to oversee an ordered withdrawal of the different armed groups, including M23. They were not to side with the DRC government troops either. The DRC Government tried to push them to fight with M23, which all the EAC governments categorically refused, except Burundi, which secretly sent troops to fight against M23 in DRC Government troops military fatigues.

[@tharcisse7103]

Something people need to ask themselves is "How is a nation like Rwanda sustaining a conflict with a nation 100 times bigger?" The answer is Britain is backing Rwanda and these plans of the government to send British immigrants to Rwanda is giving Rwanda further resources to disrupt DR Congo and escalate tensions. Also, Rwandas largest export is gold and they have no major gold reserves. They steal their exports from Congo using the M23 rebel groups. They're a country sustained by British money and theft from mines in DR Congo.

[@iskaykabeya609]

Not just from Britain, the Church of Rome, Israel , US and France support Rwanda

[@_sunfish]

Rwanda has been fcking with DRC for decades sir, the reason is just that rwanda is the lesser shthole, so even if they are 100 times smaller the fact that drc is so failed and pathetic allows rwanda to do such things, it's not rwanda's fault if drc is so sad and pathetic, they have thousands of problems worse than rwanda but it doesn't bother congolese people.

[@TaLeng2023]

Rwanda probably sees the plundering as compensation for the genocide they endured.

[@kipapula6838]

Rwanda is able to deal with congo because its not just Rwanda that has a problem with rabels in congo, Adf operates from congo and other 150 rabel groups. How can the congolese government deal with all that?

[@Wandering_Owl]

​@iskaykabeya609 I think protestants are not innocent too.

[@1wun1]

It's not escalating, that happened almost 30 years ago when Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi were directly involved. The result is that Congo managed to change the regime in Burundi and stopped the balkanization of its eastern region.

[@2BluntsLaterJr]

I would argue Burundi has more works in militias than Rwanda does. From RED Tabara and all of these little rebel groups even inside their own country. If Kagames plan is to take over eastern DRC, why would he not start with Burundi? That country is basically a worse version of Rwanda, and the people are ethnically the same. It would be beyond easy to overthrow the government, and I could only imagine the amount of Burundaise that want to leave that useless leadership. The only good reason id see Rwanda involved is to take minerals, to combat FDLR(basically no different from FARDC, Mai Mai, nyatura, even the useless wazalendo) who they both share as a common enemy. After governing all these years, it wouldn’t make sense for Kagame to make it obvious on what he’s doing. FYI tshisekedi and his family own mines themselves

[@1wun1]

@@2BluntsLaterJr That was tried in 2015 and failed, because Burundians are more likely to accept death at the battlefield. The Congolese have it quite good, that's why they're comparatively more chill. Fighting Congo is more profitable and less costly at the same time.

[@SlagLPs]

While I enjoy your coverage of this conflict, as it is not a fairly known one, I have to say that it is kind of weird to use these minecraft-like symbols (4:28~) for the resources in the area. It kind of threw me off since just a minute before you talked about the tragic genocide in the region.

[@cdialpha]

Please do an episode on cameroon

[@perla5465]

Poor 🇨🇩 😞

[@Interyanana23_ron]

for fuck sake we outnumber them 100 to 1 we shouldnt be getting bullied

[@w8stral]

Who are you kidding? DRC is a country with a hundreds of different groups none of which see themselves as DRC nationals first.

[@lagseeing8341]

​@@w8stralevery group see themselves as Congolese, they just don't see the Tutsi as Congolese. You don't even know what you are talking about

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

10 to 1. Kodwa niyashayiwa.

[@arthurdiego7423]

That’s 100% true those so calling themselves a real Congolese they don’t really love that country

[@w8stral]

Lived in Kenya for a decade. Know personally several people from the DRC. None of them ever called themselves Congolese. Always called themselves their group name. Always. They thought DRC should be broken up into several different countries. @@lagseeing8341

[@capnskurk8679]

The minecraft editing at 4:26 lmao

[@loganiushere]

4:25 I didn't know Coulton was an essential resource to the world economy.

[@alexandru5369]

can we just admit if conflict does break out here and in Venezuela/ Latin America that we are in unofficial low level world war?

[@blackwatertv7018]

No such thing as a low-level world war, if there was, the closest thing would be “war on terror”

[@kevinn.7376]

Some of the things that should have also been mentioned in the video: 1. M23 is not attacking for the sake of attacking. They are protesting against the continued killings of Congolese Tutsis. 2. M23 had an agreement with the Congolese government that never got implemented. M23 high ranking members were housed in Kinshasa by the government for 14 months in 2020. All the while they were supposed to discuss the implementation of the agreements. The rebel group decided to take matters in their own hands when they noticed the government had no intention to maintain their end of the bargain. 3. The Congolese army is working hand in hand with the rebel groups they claim are a nuisance to the country. Their main partner is FDLR fighters who are remnants of “Interahamwe.” The militia that committed the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. 4. M23 has asked for peace talks ever since the beginning of the hostilities but the government has refused despite being the weaker side. 5. The East African Armed Forces deployed in Congo were not there to fight M23. Their mandate was to create buffer zones between the army and the rebel group. The central government was hoping this force would deviate from their mandate and fight M23.

[@dongeneralbeats]

stop with your lies!!! we all know that's not the truth. how can you protest and kill more than 10 million people? you are sickening me man

[@jean-willyliambi9238]

This is a proxy war initiated by Kagame m,the rwandese president,to pillage the mineral resources found in eastern Congo.The tutsi rebellions in the Congo have become a way for Kagame to enrich himself and develop Rwanda.By what magic can Rwanda become an exporter of coltan and gold when these minerals are not in its soil? The tutsi rebellions have resulted in many rwandese soldiers to inserted in the Drc's army.Many foot soldiers became générale in the Drc's armed forces.A former rwandese chef of staff,Kabarebe became Drc's chief of staff,where have you ever seen that?Infiltration of tutsi rwandese in the Drc's national security is high that betrayal has become the norm. The so called congolese tutsi enjoy an alarming high representation in the Drc's armed forces that is a high security risk for the survival of Congo. Afdl,Rcd,Cndp,and now M23 are tools used by Kagame to weaken Congo so its eastern region become part of Rwanda. This time around the Drc is resolute to fight the rebellious M23 to the end for all the treaties signed with the same tutsi rebellions through the years are only respected for a while.It's the same repetitive scheme that needs to be stopped.Ubuenge(art to lie) is no longer accepter easily.

[@nanouekonzo5581]

We do not have Congolese Tutsi. That is a made up term, we had nilotique who have never been called Tutsi.

[@Aaska2.0]

You should feel ashamed of yourself. Time for those narratives are over

[@tharcisse7103]

These LIES need to stop. There is NO SUCH THING as "Congolese Tutsis". There is ZERO archeological or historical evidence that any Tutsi tribes existed in Congo. They were displaced into Congo during the Rwandan genocide disaster. Tutsi is not a Congolese tribe. Now, because of events which occurred in another nation, we are having to deal with the aftermath because they don't want to take back their people. If you're starting your comment with a contradiction like "Congolese Tutsi", you've proven you're a moron on this topic. Next you'll be saying the Zulus in South Africa are Chinese.

[@Judah_12]

Thank you for sharing this genocide in Dr Congo

[@ovikhanovi]

All the conflicts recently happening I see a parten like the Russia Ukraine war, Hamas Israeli war, Venezuela Guyana conflict and now in Africa DRC and Rwanda conflict. All of this shears on thing in common a small country against a huge country compared to it's size and the small one is mostly getting the support I wonder why 🤔

[@clouds-rb9xt]

Well this can't be good news for the future of the east african federation

[@Lawsome1997]

Using Minecraft images to represent the minerals was hilarious but a wild tonal shift.

[@jocularmaverickvin]

Where is he getting this information?

[@JinKee]

There will be wars, and rumours of war.

[@ksj1526]

Now it will be very interesting to see how the war between Congo and Rwanda will impact on the Rwanda Bill Sunak is trying to push through - how the UK government can claim Rwanda is a save third country while it is engaging a war with another country, if the legislation could pass - or more likely, Sunak's premiership ends because of this bill and the current war in Rwanda and who will be the next PM.

[@josephwelz462]

Rwanda is a safe country and has a lower crime rate than the UK this war is not in their own territory

[@gfys756]

You do realize that the war isn't happening on Rwandan soil, right? Besides, Rwanda is one of the safest nations in Africa...

[@kowe4ka1]

​@@gfys756even if war is not happening on the territory of Rwanda, all countries who are directly participating in the war are not the safest places 😅😅😅 war in Ukraine is happening in Ukraine, but Russia is also getting bombs and drones on its land.

[@gfys756]

@@kowe4ka1 Nice strawman. No drones or bombs are going off in Rwanda. Try again.

[@RiaDonita]

That’s why the U.K. Supreme Court rejected it twice. Basically it’s about Kagame’s ethno-territorial imperialism of eastern Congo for its resources. Nothing to do with immigration. Why do you think Rwanda was so keen on the immigration plan, despite it being such a small country? It’s about Eastern Congo. Congolese intelligence have evidence that Kagame had used or was planning to use the deported immigrants from the U.K. as soldiers to brutalise the Congolese on their own land and use immigrants’ children as child soldiers to systematically displace and weed out the Congolese natives from their land. The Congolese authorities/intelligence reported it to the British embassy in Kinshasa who then reported this to U.K. government and authorities. So the Supreme Court rejected it because it was trying to protect the UK’s geopolitical/ international reputation. It’s evident by the Tory divide, infighting, resignations, ECHR and now Sunak’s lost majority that certain ministers can’t get behind the Rwanda plan; it’s too scandalous for the U.K. to be involved in. However, I get the impression most brits think the Supreme Court decision was about taking the piss out of the public. It wasn’t. The Congolese president already warned the British that if they try it (go ahead with the plan), Congo has the right to defend its territory, even if it means, getting rid of Kagame himself. The tories are in on it because they were promised a cut of Congo’s resources from Rwanda, if Rwanda is successful in taking over Eastern Congo. In other words, big 💰🤑🤑🤑 U.K. government is colossally corrupt. That’s why British politics needs urgent reform. The DRC has drastically increased its military power in 2 years through the purchase of haute technology weapons that the U.K. currently can’t even afford. The army are now very well trained which is why they’re nervous about Congo’s position because it’s prepared to attack anyone who antagonises it. The Congolese have been brutalised enough and they’re standing up for themselves. If you’re wondering how I know so much, I’m Congolese and I keep up to date daily with what’s going on there from reliable political sources. It’s not on the mainstream media because why would the West report on the failure of its puppet Rwanda?? The tables have turned drastically - in a good way. In the next 2 weeks, the Congo will have its first ever democratically run election, free of western agents, because of their self-determination and telling the west and Kagame “Enough is enough”. The military wing of the UN have been ordered by the president to leave by end of December because not only was it useless, but at times showed favouritism towards Congo’s opponents.

[@Fourtune1]

TikTok hasn’t learned about Congo yet

[@joiemiller2283]

No explanation about the US,UK and France having involvement in this? Interesting.

[@user-gl4qq1zi1j]

I am with Rwanda from Ethiopia.

[@view9845]

Additionally, there are signs of ethnic tension emerging, particularly involving the Abanyamulenge. They are being subjected to horrifying acts such as being burnt alive or even cannibalized by those who refuse to acknowledge them as Congolese and instead label them as Rwandans. This is precisely what M23 aims to prevent.

[@MsKelvin99]

false. those are rwandan soldiers pretending to be congolese.

[@B-I-G-N-A-S-T-Y]

They are both black? So how are they different ethnicities? Pls explain.

[@mathias9542]

@@B-I-G-N-A-S-T-Y etnitcities is based on cultural aspects such as language and tradition for exemple a Russian and a spanish are not the same ethnicities even if they are both white

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

​@@B-I-G-N-A-S-T-Y🤦🏾‍♂️ 'Merica and ignorance goes hand to hand ,what should i expect. Bruh Africans are the most diverse people ever (3000+ ETHNICITIES) E.g. my country alone 🇳🇬 Their are more Etnicity than Europe, China,Mongolia,Nepal,Japan,Koreas,Thailand e.t.c. Combined

[@view9845]

@@B-I-G-N-A-S-T-Y So ethinicity is different from race, they think Abanyamulenge are rwandese instead of being congolese which would be true before colonialism but during colonization some parts of rwanda were given to the neigbouring countries and the parts that were given to DRC that is where the abanyamulenge reside.

[@proudlyafrican6043]

It crucial to understand that what is happening in DRC and Great Lake region at large is not about FDLR neither is it only about mineral but rather it about Tutsi conquest mindset of trying to establish the hima-Tutsis empire in that region. I see a lot people commenting on how the DRC is supporting the FDLR who fled to Congo if so wouldn’t it make sense for all of us to hear that the FDLR was coming from Congo to attack Rwanda? But we never hear search thing. I wish Rwandese particularly Tutsis would be honest in these comments and say what their motives is for causing chaos in that region instead of trying to gaslight and using the FDLR as scapegoat to cover their crime. The fact is that this whole issue started when USA wanted to oust mobutu from power for this reason the USA approach the late assassinated Rwandan President ( havyarumana) to invade Congo and the USA was going to back him but the guy refused by saying Congolese are his brothers and there is no way he can invade Congo, what the USA did next was to take advantage of the already existed animosity that was there between Hutu and Tutsi by bringing in Kagame to shoot down the president plane which later fueled the genocide. Please note that if it wasn’t for Congo the genocide in Rwanda wouldn’t have happened because if havyarumana had agreed to invade Congo there wouldn’t be a need for the USA to use Kagame to go after mobutu whom USA deemed as a threat to it interest in Congo. after Kagame being sworn in as a president then this was the perfect time to go after mobutu. Before they carry the mission into Congo they had to bring in the late assassinated Kabila from Tanzania to Pursue mobutu, however for kabila to get the support that he needed he was given conditions to follow by the USA and both Rwanda and Uganda the conditions were once Kabila successfully become president he was going to annex both south and north kivu and hand them to the Tutsi tribe to rule over them or in another word to form their own country in the middle of the Great Lakes region, then kabila asked them how are they going to archive this goal of annexing the kivu provinces and hand them to the Tutsi when there are already people living in them? Both Kagame and museveni responded by saying that they are going to expel the people in those land with guns as they run away the Tutsi people will come in and claim the land and their property. much like what is happening in Palestine. This story goes on but I choose to end here and hope this gives you an insight on what is happening

[@enterfil]

Bro war works like HOI4 world tension. The more conflicts happen the more people take advantage of escalation. The more people become power hungry. Since war becomes more common people pay less attention to their conflict. Venezuela, Ethiopia, and now this.

[@blackwatertv7018]

World tension right now I’d say is like 55% ish…?

[@enterfil]

@@blackwatertv7018 nahhh. I mean it depends on the context. For today maybe 20-35. But comparing to all out world war we’re at like 15. Now if China declared war on Taiwan then I’d say 55. That’s just me though

[@backview329]

Need update on this post

[@Raster_Rasper]

Why are so many wars happening all at once...its worrying

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

Commenting 4 algorithm

[@camoTiaras]

Isn't it a pathetic world, when you have to pay a subscription to recieve the truth ?.

[@unifiedhorizons2663]

Congo in a 7 country wall while at civil war with its self…. Seriously how do Africa manage to do this Somalia 7 way civil war…. seriously can Africa not civil war themselves

[@chuck1804]

Rwanda is safe y'all. Rishi Sunak said so so everything is fine 👍

[@CuracaoRevisited]

UN and its double standards: harsh on Israel, quiet on what happens in Congo 👎

[@skp8748]

Huh how? It has troops in Congo...

[@hick2.0]

4:25 no way minecraft assets in a video about the Congo war hahahahaaha

[@jey524]

Rwanda is so strong. So small but overpowered

[@babirukamu]

I like how every western reporting of the East Congolese tensions always boils down to minerals and control of mines. No mention of how the FDLR are slaughtering Congolese who are of the same ethic background as the Rwandese. No mention of how the whole region has ethnic Rwandese who are citizens of Congo, because their parents and grand parents moved there after the Tutsi Genocide in the 1950s by the Hutu under the Belgians. But no, its all about securing mines & getting those vital minerals that are so valuable today.

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

because the reality is that wars are usually done for cynical reasons. footsoldiers may care about race and religion, but the ones at the top have long-term goals.

[@geneticienfou]

It's admittedly not prominent, but FDLR is definitely mentioned... And even then, I don't think most people would consider this as a valid justification for covertly supporting an opposing armed rebel group in a foreign country... Why not support the UN peacekeeping mission instead?

[@JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

You do the reporting then mate. All Africans need to be spoonfed information but then cry saying 'we can make it on our own, don't help us'.

[@lagseeing8341]

How many terrorists attack did FDLR commit in Rwanda in the last 5 years? We can point to M23 but you can't even point out who and where is FDLR.

[@lto4827]

@@lagseeing8341They are within the Congolese army

[@ingislakur]

Ive been to Rwanda many times and I love the country. They are doing very good economically and life quality compared to neighbouring countries are very good. But I don´t understand why Rwanda is bothering with this conflict. Zero benefits only headaches. Hope they stop it, think inwards and continue on their prosperous path.

[@animatedrank6525]

I don't know why you are ignorant about this, like where do you think Rwanda gets the money from, how is Rwanda one of the largest sellers of the blue gold if their country doesn't have these minerals. Only from seeing this video I don't see how you ask this question.

[@BurningMad]

Minerals, and revenge on the genocide perpetrators. Some justifiable motives, some bad ones. But this is no different to the US invading countries partly to combat terrorism and partly for oil resources.

[@TomSmith-jp1es]

What are you talking about? Why do you think they're so prosperous? Don't be ignorant.

[@SonicChao113]

@@TomSmith-jp1es I've visited Rwanda in 2021 then visited Cote d'Ivoire in 2022 Rwanda is very prosperous compared to the horrible country in the 70s it is growing very fast and is probably the safest cleanest and best african country to live in

[@IMANISMO]

You wouldn't ask that question if you had Experienced a Genocide and Lost more than 1Million people in only 100days : So as long as Congo decided to adopt Hutu Genocidal Ideology and continues to Arm and Support Hutu Genocidaire : Congo must pay the Price and be Punished severally, its just that simple

[@louis1443]

This has to stop

[@dudleymakeche7842]

Where is the East African Community? How can the EAC work like this? There are serious security problems in the Great lakes region. Address those first before anything else.

[@jalilbabi4161]

Rwanda The honey badger of Africa. A small country that packs a powerful deadly punch. Rwanda can not be bullied by big for nothing corrupt aggressive african states. Amazing and inspiring if you ask me. Long live Rwanda. The Honey Badger of Africa 🇷🇼

[@hr-g4640]

the african states are only puppets, the people financiating and arming the congo are the Americans, the europeans, the Australians, and all their allies, Rwanda is indeed very dangerous but not for Africans, they had made themselves far more powerful enemies, a developed Africa means no more billionaire whites controlling the world

[@mugabobryan8969]

Yeah

[@UnwittingSweater]

This cannot be correct. The UK Government has stated many times that Rwanda is a safe country. Must be another country. Please correct this in the next Editorial please.

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

Get a new report

[@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197]

​​By this logic the U.S isn't safe because it is waging a proxy war in Ukraine and Isreal.

[@jamesparker1071]

Like "Game of Thrones", the Iron Bank finances every side of every conflict.

[@dickyarya8204]

A small state fighting country many times it's size? Truly Paraguay moments

[@bigboyman5743]

looks like rwanda isnt going to be the singapore of africa anymore

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

rwanda literally won

[@fromthehills814]

Rwanda invaded and beat Congo twice before this part conflict started. Even if it were true that we were supporing M23, That wouldn't mean we're going to slow our development down. Congo isn't nearly as powerful as a lot of people think.

[@Efsaaneh]

If a stable country takes over valuable natural resources literally nobody will care what they did to take them. So the singapore plan is still on the table

[@HarJBeRw]

Nothing's gonna happen to rwanda, it's got by far the most effective army for its size on the continent, while drc is a basketcase with an election coming up

[@hecatedraws]

This is a conflict outside of Rwandas border, its not very likely to affect their development.

[@alexgwiza]

Correction: M23 didn't attack from Rwanda but Uganda. The faction that had fled to Rwanda is still in Camps

[@wanali4504]

Take a shot every time a war starts this decade

[@DoomStarRequiem]

Nothing new...that part of the world has always been in conflict.

[@KangaKucha]

I miss Zaire... Having 2 Congos is like the CFL having Roughriders and Rough Riders back in the day. While Romania and Chad flags are the same, at least the COAs makes the needed difference (as Community Romania would have as well, fact)

[@Echani3007]

Bro what?

[@JcoleMc]

@@Echani3007 I don't understand either , honestly I'm starting to think half of these commenters aren't even people but Ai agents

[@KangaKucha]

@@Echani3007 Ever heard of Republic of Congo? It's right next door to DRC. Hello? Anyone home?

[@KangaKucha]

@@JcoleMc you need to wake up and do research buster.

[@extazy9944]

i call drc zaire and i wasnt even there when it was called that. the name change was one of the worst rebrandings ever.

[@F3arlessWarriorMindset]

Many voices have said that much of African woes can be traced back to Western colonialism. This is totally true. But in the decades that Western colonial powers have been kicked out and Africans are ruling their own countries, how many countries have improved the living standards for their people? It’s almost a given that crime, corruption and abuse of power is a feature in most African countries, unfortunately. The difference now is that they can’t blame the West for the troubles, they only have themselves to blame. The ordinary peoples suffer, the political and military elite get rich. 🤬

[@s.wvazim6517]

Ya blame white people that's the default answer how original

[@TaLeng2023]

Not just that. Zimbabwe did a total reverse and South Africa seems to be reverting the same way.

[@siphomnisi3842]

​@@TaLeng2023how please explain

[@Akech101]

⁠@@siphomnisi3842 @TaLeng2023 He thinks Zimbabwe’s economy collapse simply because they told the whites to leave, when in reality it was government corruption/mismanagement and western sanctions collaborated by South Africa. People like him never study further into the subjects they claim to know about.

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

You are talking of something you are not aware about. The corruption is basically planted by the western nations through the international institutions like IMF, the world Bank and UN. It's always a rush to judgement that corruption is in Afrika, if any its negligible. Afrika's problem is CIA and NATO that are constantly advancing their creation of puppet governments and leaders who are not elected by the people but forced by the west on the people. Look at how Egyptians elected Mohammed Mosi then the USA had him arrested by the military chief, Mr Sisi an American puppet who is the president now.

[@royfearn4345]

Sounds a delightful place. Totally safe I'm sure eh, Rishi me old mate? Go live there then!

[@korahbeauty]

Don’t let theses demons divides you. Rwanda and Congo are Africa. Stay united. Work together like the UE. Tutsi and Hutus are brothers. Don’t let them fool you. Divide to conquer

[@napoleonfeanor]

DRC needs to be dismantled into smaller countries with less ethnic tension within their borders. So called "decolonisation" as in non existant states having the borders of the old colony becoming independent was a mistake. There should have been a phase of creating states based on common culture/demography. However, it happened during the cold war so that played a huge role back then.

[@adrienmasoka171]

My country will not be divided. My people will not be broken. One people. One country 🇨🇩

[@lagseeing8341]

Will Rwanda be devided amongst Hutu and Tutsi too?

[@josuensiama1777]

DRC will remain undivided 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@EstaJeanette-nk7fj]

Congolese ethnic groups don't want to devide. They want tutsis cleaned out of their country

[@anonymousnameless1835]

@@lagseeing8341 Hutu and Tutsi are the same from language, culture, religion. They lived and coexisted well. The distinction were made during colonization.

[@markplain2555]

I truly hope SADC does NOT go into the DRC. Zimbabwe is the lesson that needs to be learnt: . . . Back in the early 1990s the DRC asked South Africa to get involved. A very wise Nelson Mandela asked the General of the South African army to evaluate this request. After an in-depth analysis, they General came back with a cost-benefit analysis that stated any involvement would be way too expensive on the economy and the results will very likely be a stale mate. Nelson Mandela did not get involved in the DRC. . . With the lure of gaining control of the mines, Mugabe (president of Zimbabwe) decided he would take on the DRC on his own. It is this exact war in which Zimbabwe got involved that triggered their hyper inflation and resulted in the systematic implosion of Zimbabwe's economy. . . But today South Africa has some seriously incompetent leaders and I truly hope they don't make the same mistake as Zimbabwe. The minerals on the East of the DRC are simply NOT WORTH GOING TO WAR. . . The DRC itself is truly messed up. The minerals of the east are mined and wealth goes to the people of the west while the people in the east continue struggle to make ends meet. Perhaps it is indeed time for the DRC to break up. . Let the DRC and Rwanda duke it out and let them get to a new state of power balance where the DRC does not harbour Hutu militia who are constantly regrouping and making cross-border raids into Rwanada.

[@danielmbwaka7501]

Your analysis doesn't make any sense

[@SirWabbit2]

​@@danielmbwaka7501Care to explain exactly why it doesn't make sense?

[@anonymousnameless1835]

Over 70 percent of DRC mines are owned by China. The problems for DRC will won't end with their neighbors. While Multinational companies run operations that ignore the locals and their way of life. For example pollution that ruins rivers and farmlands of substance farmers which extends to livestock. That's why you will keep on having armed groups and corrupt Politician which will equal poor governance. Currently right now the political class in DRC is trying to divert attention of DRC people with war. Just like many countries in around the globe when times are tough. The government in DRC is aid a genocidal group FDLR which has vowed to eradicate some ethnic groups in DRC, Rwanda. That way the M23 or people from DRC are sensibly defensive.

[@SirWabbit2]

@@anonymousnameless1835 All for money, what a vicious cycle, disgusting. Thank you for taking the time to write.

[@IMANISMO]

Don't worry bro, they are many African Prophecies about Congo that Stated that DRC will be Balcanized and Divided . It will be Divided into 3 Countries : Kivu , Katanga and The Useless ( West Kinshasa Jokers ) just wait and see

[@Capt.Thunder]

Doctor Congo is my favourite country.

[@thedawapenjor]

Man all these conflicts and still now Fortunate Son 2.0

[@danielmbwaka7501]

DRC will win this war and Peace will come in DRC 🇨🇩✊️

[@carlruffier3092]

First we have to ask what part the USA and the CIA are playing in this situation.

[@MarkHeathcliff-bf2im]

Africa try to stay stable challenge (hard mode impossible)

[@rogerwilco2]

"Over which more than an hundred rebel groups fight for control" wow.