Africa’s Cold War
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The Role of Corporate and Political Interests in Secession Movements in the Congo
The two regions that tried to secede from Congo, Katanga and South Kasai, had the support of the US and Belgium. Did they genuinely want those regions to become independent countries which they would have more control over? I think these secession movements are there to destabilize the national government. So then it kind of, you know, to step by step be able to gain control over the entirety of the Congo. It seemed like an absolute no-no at the time because people were worried that the communities that had been formed and exceeded to what was hoped would be modern statehood.
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