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focus on a subject that is very painful to wrap our minds around the conflict between the democratic republic of congo, underlined and in order to understand and appreciate that conflict, we must always go back to history. we must always remind ourselves that these conflicts that we encounter into the continent of africa as a result of the petition of the continent. when a julia is come, brag in your area was alive, and he was asked at one time about the problem in the congo. at that time. it was known as a he reminded his audience. is that, or this board does that we inherited parts of the problem. it is important to note

that in did in 1963. when most countries that regained independence do are those during the add this up of a meeting one and the board has to be very negotiate with them. i said no, not so said no, no to say no on a 2nd meeting was actually held in the kylie in 1964 at which it was resolved that the colonial boundaries should be retained. it is call, or the doctrine of the inner viability of colonial boundaries. it is in that context that we must see the conflict in congo because when the belgians to what is the now the democratic republic of congo, there was a time when rolanda and when the was actually controlled by the germans. and it was

then, or there was then known as the one though, and then they became cross territories of the belgians. and that is what most people know, but not the time the boundary as well. such a niche. is that a large segment of the one these? why in the i've seen the thoughts the kingdom was awfully in the d. r. c. on some of them. what to be found in what is present day one the on present day wounded. so when the 1st, the problem started in one day, when the more not cause it removed in 1959. when there was a muscle on the top see why this bus, the different parts of africa, particularly in uganda. some phones themselves in tons and the, and of cause some remained in east on google. that in my view was the genesis of

the programs that we see today. and it is also around resources. it must not just be seen as an ethnic conflict. as somebody said, coma, i think, i think it is much in meredith in his book, the fortunes of africa. he said that the congo is saw in dialogue with the minerals some of the least conservatively estimate that there's that 4.3.4000000 west of minerals in the democratic republic of congo. so because of the history of chromebook started with the conflict number one with the immunization of the moon, but number 2, with the 5, the attempted succession of got down the on of costs. the conflicts have generated on the environment where there is a conflict on it. came to a head when demo, but the shame was collapsing when demo, but the resume was collapsing on the hall. this should have been

a was then beginning to mount is fight against the move with the resume. it is instructive that the administration's own fault, the government at that time, and you ready for a good that was 70 in uganda. why in the forefront of supporting the could be left was and then did when the bill of forces found themselves moving to the assessor. they were led to by that one day. as far as i know, a friend of mine who has been the general and is now in the military or intelligence advisor in, in, in, in one. so the problem i applied a different part of the time, and the company is the government, the company's administration. during the could be the one that is the be the hall when he was assessing, acted on the son to call by joseph gabriella. the problem is one, not that many, but in 1909 to 6, something happened in fungal,

which led to what is sometimes referred to as the african was well, there are so many countries involved in that war. in 1996, there was, i've been fight and it is estimated the nearly 1000000, depending on who you are talking to 1000000 dead and millions of costs the displace on this in itself did create a problem where the company's administration one. now beginning to say that there's one d is in the congo, must go back to the one on the people in the won't deal according bit. wendy's was saying, we another one. these, we have all these we were born here and it is the boundaries that separated us from off to fund can in what is present day one. so as a result of that, they've been many attempts at peace. we know that the united nations, as the standing foss, that these present in global, even as we speak. so there has been an attempt at the mediation by the you,

and it is important to note that the democratic republic of congo is a member of 3 regional organizations to sol, solved within the region. it is a member, it is also a member of the central african nations and has been admitted into the east african community. that is why all these attempts at mediation i've always been taking place, but somehow this has not worked as well. and we now have a foss, which is the m 23, and they have been accused vision, so which have been documented given by the united nation, that the m 23 get some logistical support from the land. but the one day is government has always been clear that these individuals are fighting for the 33. they may share something with us in terms of ethnic origin, but they are companies they may call themselves buying them land get. but the

companies, and i think the thought is not to be disputed. and the question then is how do you solve this? and 2 things of happened in there isn't past this article community including countryside desk and you and uganda to the of forces to the democratic republic of congo, particularly in these done but to preserve peace. but the companies was very unhappy because there was what then was called the night road, the initiative, which did not go very fast. they then went back the side deck on the side, the data supply. the forces during the administration of robot got being with god be and even now during the administration of for the moon, god bless. and that too, has not done much in terms of resolving this, but the place the question then has been, if it is true that the one that is involved, if it is true,

that uganda is involved. if it is true that the democratic republic of congo is unhappy with these, particularly with the one, what then must be done on the ongoing basis. negotiation has come from a very unusual court. the child is on guard and many uh the meetings that i've been held young or in the month of november of 2020 full june the head of states summit in alicia in 1000. yeah. it was and not to the is of the president of global. she shifted the did not attend because she did not want to meet for them to come down. and of course, then forgotten me. it was all ready to meet. they thought it would be negotiated, but cindy office as well at present. and one of the things that was raised during that meeting is that there is need to support the ongoing initiative. so you sort

of p a now that a number of things have been accepted, that there is a conflict which is of a diverse stating kind. and that there is need to ensure that that conflict is brought to an end and that, that will require, among the things that the forces that are being supported by the one that as it is now documented by the u. n. and the forces that seem to be the cussing instability and that's part of the area ought to be brought to the negotiation table. but it is also important to note that even as we talk about the m 23, which is one of the better organized there is documentation of this to show that they are nearly 120 the groups in it's on the phone while on boston even more, and this must be understood in the context of expand or hundreds external himes to mean individuals and private companies which i involved in mining in the democratic

republic of phone with, based on the side of it. and they have these, i'm the groups, we provide them with security. so that's even a view of focusing on the $23.00. the question is, what are you going to do with these groups which uh, not under any formal command, but which posed a threat to the democratic republic of congo. i know that the meeting over child and so we brought together presents just your kid and for them cuz i me, i've now agreed that there is a need for us ceasefire on one hopes that in the not too distant future, the competence of the font is in dispute would be brought together and one of the things that for the child are and so as i said, which i think is critical, is that for the purposes of negotiation, we ought not to apportion blame that for the purposes of ensuring that the seas

file whores, it is important that the font is come to the table with a key and hot, and they have been reminded times without number the in did in the context of each task. because even in the context of side of it is important that they all agreed to us is via and when they have, but staples sees fire. that is, when you can now begin to negotiate us to the offshore residence of the people who are called in to dispute and who are the sorts of this problem. but what is, yeah, and what is historically documented is that this conflict is a conflict. we charged the troops because of the colonial boundaries and this colonial boundaries divided peoples in a mind. uh that the was that one's a bit tricky and painful and that it is now in comment upon the administration, both in the democratic republic of bumble and in $35.00. because linda,

to ensure that the allow the young girl a process to be successful because it has the mud as the most acceptable, the more stable and the one that is pointing, the fact is in the right direction. and the mode is also right. the mode is right that the companies, but additions on the called the one these but additions appear to be comfortable with prison child or, and so on. perhaps the fact that these 5 moved down the number line is very useful . and in this regard, i look forward to the day when the d. s. a and one to win, sit at the table of negotiation and they will come out on peace with the breakout and they will collaborate as brothers and sisters. and based off of the community side doc, and of course, the continental boss. thank you very much. we'll continue with our conversations on

the continent of africa. but let us take a break. we'll come back to continue with the conversation the the i'm theater, the moon, but here in the center of night road, this city in the republic of kenya. and as we continue to focus on the continent of africa today, we focus on the critical question of the industrialization of the mazda quantum.

and it is always important that the we realize that the mazda continent is divided into a 50 full or countries courtesy of the colonizer, as with the diabolical conference in violin, in 188411885. when the struggle for independence founded, in honest, the need as of the day was quite clear that if i was to realize potential, she had dreamed us good eyes on. we see these attempts of industrialized vision as ali uh, the 1900 on fifties. when i got mine, i'm good enough, start who's saying all of you nice. generalize this? this was a con. no. it is all about the attempt of industrialization. when his thoughts, they are swan hi done on the river, not it is about it.