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The Warlord and the Basketball Star: A Story of Congo's Corrupt Gold Trade - Armin Rosen - International. When an athlete-turned-humanitarian and an energy executive tried to buy gold in Kenya, they found themselves mired in Congo's dangerous world of conflict minerals -- and totally outmatched.
Former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo, left, on a humanitarian trip to Kenya. Right, warlord Bosco Ntaganda speaking to reporters in eastern Congo. / Reuters In 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association, Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo was a relentless defender, an 8-time all-star who accumulated the second-most blocked shots in the league's history and averaged a double-double in rebounds and points in each of his first 11 seasons. Mutombo became a star -- even during the NBA's Michael Jordan-Patrick Ewing-Karl Malone golden age -- because of his ability to intimidate. But off the court, Mutombo was the kind of genuine role model that the decadent, late-90s NBA mostly lacked. "They said 'the general wants to see you.'" Mutombo may be a renowned basketball player and humanitarian. "Mr. Democracy in the Congo? - Charles Tannock. Exit from comment view mode.
Click to hide this space LONDON – Free, fair, and transparent democratic elections are no longer strangers to Africa. Indeed, they have become a regular occurrence. But the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the end of November will likely be Africa’s most daunting electoral challenge so far. If the vote comes off successfully, democrats and democratic norms will receive a boost in every corner of the continent. Geography alone in this vast and poorly connected country constitutes a formidable obstacle to conducting an election according to internationally recognized standards.
Political problems compound the geographical impediments. The DRC’s history since the withdrawal some half-a-century ago of Belgium, the former colonial master, complicates matters even more. With a weak central government facing brutal guerrilla forces, many rural Congolese are forced to survive in a dangerous and cruel environment. Joseph Kabila and Where the Election in Congo Went Wrong. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is going to the polls today and tensions are high.
From Kinshasa to Lubumbashi, from Goma to Mbuji-Mayi, clashes have broken out between supporters of incumbent President Joseph Kabila and opposition groups. At least 30 people have been killed; many more have been wounded. It was not supposed to be like this. After 32 years of kleptocratic rule by the Cold War-era strongman Mobutu Sese Seko, the European Union spent more than half a billion dollars in Congo to underwrite a nationwide election in 2006.
It was not perfect, but it was a success. In the years that followed, Congo made meaningful political and economic progress. The democratically elected government in Kinshasa made economic gains, as well. To continue reading, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Register now to get three articles each month. As a subscriber, you get unrestricted access to ForeignAffairs.com. Register for free to continue reading. Have an account? How Millions Have Been Dying in the Congo by Neal Ascherson. Africa's Albertine Rift. The mwami remembers when he was a king of sorts.
His judgment was sovereign, his power unassailable. Since 1954 he, like his father and grandfather before him, has been the head of the Bashali chiefdom in the Masisi District, an undulating pastoral region in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Though his name is Sylvestre Bashali Mokoto, the other chiefs address him as simply doyen—seniormost. For much of his adult life, the mwami received newcomers to his district. They brought him livestock or other gifts. Today the chief sits on a dirty couch in a squalid hovel in Goma, a Congolese city several hours south of Masisi. The city is a hornet's nest. The mwami, like so many far less privileged people, has run out of options. The reign of the mwamis is finished in this corner of East Africa. The horrific violence that has occurred in this place—and continues in lawless eastern Congo despite a 2009 peace accord—is impossible to understand in simple terms. We want land!