ESOL 0184
July 11, 2014
Essay #1
My Country Congo
"This country has far more problems than it deserves, and far more solutions than it applies." This quote is from Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Its quote gives us a picture of the Republic Democratic of Congo. Likewise the quote of Dr. Steve Maraboli is an internet radio commentator, motivational speaker and author. He said, "Sometimes problems don't require solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them." As well as Congo has a lot of natural resource, but the resource is a problem for the nation. Be well in with the gigantesque country with the biodiversity. Congo can be counted among five country largest producer of mineral resource in the world, but the people are starving, perishing and running away from the country. I am one who ran away from Congo, my country that I really love. Congo is facing three serious problems.
First, the biggest quantities of mining richness has been find in east of Congo. The eastern neighboring countries attack Congo, so they can profit to get some of it. To start with, Rwanda is one of the aggressor countries. In 1996, the Rwandan Army went in the east of Congo. Their motifs were to track the persecutors of genocide committed in Rwanda. Some of these persecutors fled to Congo in refugee camps. But the fact is few years after the Rwandan army occupant the east of Congo, Rwanda has been ranking higher in mining richness in the world. Furthermore, Rwanda has not any resource of richness in their territory. From that time, Rwandan start to create rebels groups in the east of Congo. They attack people, kill, rape women and young ladies. They force young boys to work for them. The one way to do the rebellion was the exchange of weapons for gold, diamond, and Coltan (columbite tantalite, niobium, and tantalum). People who are doing these activities