War demands innovation. The constant political corruption and tension between the Congolese Government and its people have forced both sides to resort to drastic measures. The threat of cannibalism is one of the ingenious war tactics that the people of the Congo have used during times of need. While killing someone with a gun, public executions, or torturing have not gotten the desired results, the Congolese viewed cannibalism as the new method for winning the war. During the Congo-Arab War, the
Swahili and Lingala. Its economy is mainly supported by business and commerce along with hydro industries and agriculture. Kisangani is also a major center for higher education mainly in the medical and scientific fields. It has six universities including Université de Kisangani (1963), the Université Mariste du Congo, and the Institut Superieur du Commerce (ISC). the Kisangani Public Library is the largest library in the Democratic Republic of the
as the major threat to their interests in the Congo, internationally-led efforts were undertaken to restore the authority of the moderate and pro-western regime in Kinshasa over the entire country. These resulted in ending the Lumumbist regime in Kisangani in August 1961, the secession of South Kasai in September 1962, and the Katanga secession in January
forest. It was very important for Kevin Duffy to win the respect of the tribe when he arrived. The Mbuti are one of the most fascinating of all the "uncivilized" peoples of the world. This tribe inhabits equatorial Africa near the city of Kisangani in Zaire in the Ituri rainforest. The Mbuti, being the smallest people on earth, live in the most inaccessible place on earth. An Mbuti tribe is almost impossible to find in such a dense forest. The tribe's men and women are only about four and
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JOSEPH KABILA, THE CONGOLESE ENIGMA Joseph Kabila has been president in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001; and as foolish as it appears, President Joseph Kabila is an enigma for his people. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country located in central Africa. The Congo became an independent state in 1960, and was mostly ruled by dictators; one of them, Laurent Désiré Kabila, is told to be Joseph Kabila’s father or step-father or foster father. Nobody really knows. Joseph Kabila became