The history of the Congo goes back over 20,000 years. It is a rich history until colonization, the slave trade, and horrific exploitation disrupted the peace and prosperity of the Congolese people. Please read these articles, watch the videos, and share the history of the Congo. 20 million Congolese died under the rule of the Belgians after the Portuguese enslaved and killed the innocent Congolese hundreds of years before that. The world should know the history and the pain the Congo has suffered under colonization, which still affects the Congolese to this day.
FriendsoftheCongo.org: History timeline
HRW.org: DR Congo: Chronology
Theafricareport.com: DRC: A history of pillage, destination unknown
Africanewday.org: A History of Congo
Accord.org: The Colonial Legacy and Transitional Justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Independent: Forever in chains: The tragic history of Congo
OSU.edu: A New Congo Crisis?
Youtube (BBC): Kongo and the Scramble for Africa
Youtube (African Biographies): Congo’s Complicated History: From Lumumba to the Kabilas
Al Jazeera: In Pictures: From 1960-2020, DRC’s post-independence history
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Please do not purchase a new cell phone, EV, solar panels, and electronic devices requiring cobalt.
Please ask your elected officials for sanctions on Rwanda and Uganda for supplying M23 fighters.
Please demand protections for women and children, miners, and landowners in the Congo.
Please donate to Congolese humanitarian organizations and charities.
From the river to the sea, may the whole world be free.
Boycott. Protest. Contact your elected officials. Share the stories from the Congo. Share the news from the Congo. Share the history of the Congo. Please extend the same energy to other areas and people facing genocide and atrocities- Palestine, Sudan, West Papua, the Rohingyas, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.