#Congo

Incunabula

incunabula

Script as divine revelation: Mandombe is a script invented in 1978 in the DR Congo by David Wabeladio Payi, who claimed it was revealed to him in a dream by

Wendy Siegelman

WendySiegelman

The Democratic Republic of Congo as suffered under authoritarian rule of Joseph Kabila, but a $9.5 million lobbying campaign by Mer Security and Communication Systems helped Kabila gain support of

SS

ssozinha__

On today’s episode of the evilness of colonisers: When Leopold II colonised Congo the British explorer Henry M. Stanley played tricks on Congolese tribal chiefs. E.g. lighting a cigar using

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

Rutendo Benson Matinyarare ~ AUTHOR ~ BEWARE THE BUTCHER OF THE GREAT LAKES.Paul Kagame is the man who triggered the Rwanda/Burundi genocide, after he as commander of the RPF (Rwandan

Yashar Ali 🐘

yashar

1. When I saw the J & J data last night the first thing I thought (because my brain is broken) was "Some Americans are going to trash this on

RAID

raidukorg

Businessman #DanGertler just announced his new #YaBiso scheme to supposedly share #DRC’s mineral wealth with #Congo’s people.See this THREAD revealing what a US court said about #Gertler and decide for

Ovigwe Eguegu

OvigweEguegu

The outcomes of Chinese FM Wang Yi's visit to the Democratic Rep. of Congo is remarkable.1.) Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)Earlier today, D.R.Congo became the 45th African country to sign

Michael J. Kavanagh

mjkcongo

Dan Gertler bought royalties to ERG's copper-cobalt Metalkol tailings in 2017 from Gecamines. We're just finding out now. Gertler says he paid $55m+$28m debt. Gecamines says nothing. ERG says they'll

Albert Samaha

AlbertSamaha

This is some audacious spin. What actually happened: Pompeo endorsed the results of a rigged election in DRC after a private security company working for a Congolese autocrat back channelled

Fake History Hunter

fakehistoryhunt

Time for some real history.Sometimes we need to be confronted with stories that are difficult to deal with, but we must.Nsala stares at the foot and hand of his 5

Michael J. Kavanagh

mjkcongo

1 Kamerhe laughed when judge read verdict. Here's our update.Piece & thread w/ commentary from @fredbauma90 and @wolterssteph https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-20/aide-to-congo-president-declared-guilty-in-corruption-t

Holly

HollyBlomberg

Patrice Lumumba, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was assassinated by Moise Tshombe’s mercenaries on this day in 1961. Tshombe did the dirty work, but a conspiracy of Western

Seleeah_Writes© #EndSarsBrutality#

Asipita6

Kalulu, The 12-Year-Old Slave Boy “Kalulu Falls” (Congo River Falls) Named After Him.Thread!!!! Kalulu, the 12-year-old salve boy “Kalulu Falls” (Congo River Falls) named after himNdugu M’Hali or Kalulu born

MémoireRDC

giressbaggothy

La RCBA -------------L’histoire de la radio est liée avec les Pères Jésuites. Ayant en charge l’éducation de la jeunesse, ils installent en 1937 la station de Radio Léo qui émet

E.A Tetteh, Ph.D

MantseBiAgo

Historically, the Gá-Dangmes of Ghana were believed to have once lived along the eastern part of the banks of the River Nile during the reign of Thothmes II, the then

Michael J. Kavanagh

mjkcongo

1. This project was the work of many people over the course of a year, including some who took huge risks and sacrificed a lot. Several were inspired in part by @LUMUMBAJj

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