Pros Of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), mining communities mostly depend on their ability to sell what they mine to make a living. So they explore all options to reach markets – and in this game, the price dictates the source. The DRC has its own rich mineral source that benefit both the rich and the poor and so far it’s benefitting the rich of other countries. The country has been living under constant dictatorship from the beginning of time till now even though the president is seen to bring a bit of growth to the economy. With constant growth of the rebel groups as well as militias the country has slight to no chance of democracy or freedom of the people. The intervention methods put in by the UN as well as the AU have proven to be
less beneficial over the years and seem to be creating more conflict than good. Peace deals in such a country will never surpass due to the lack of equal rights amongst the people in the country as well as its poor constitutional values. The military forces will continue to exploit the mineral resources of the country as they own roughly one-third of the country even till this day. ‘’absolute power tends to corrupt, absolutely”, this a clear quote of what is happening in the DRC as the more power is given or taken the more the poor suffer and the hierarchal system is growing. The ongoing trade of blood diamonds and the illegal mining is the root to the issues of the DRC and this will never change unless the country itself decides to stop being exploited by developed countries. In this case study the main story being told is basically how one small mineral can turn a whole country against each other and how a small piece of natural resource can guarantee you over 3 million death cases, child military forces and a societal infrastructure collapse. The much needed interventions are seen not to be working even in this day and age and would still not work if the greedy mind of one person still exists. The UN and AU intervention will fall on deaf ears until the country finally finds the capacity to stop and look at what they could do with what they already have. Greediness lead to the death of many, displacement of the innocent and the diseases of the poor.
less beneficial over the years and seem to be creating more conflict than good. Peace deals in such a country will never surpass due to the lack of equal rights amongst the people in the country as well as its poor constitutional values. The military forces will continue to exploit the mineral resources of the country as they own roughly one-third of the country even till this day. ‘’absolute power tends to corrupt, absolutely”, this a clear quote of what is happening in the DRC as the more power is given or taken the more the poor suffer and the hierarchal system is growing. The ongoing trade of blood diamonds and the illegal mining is the root to the issues of the DRC and this will never change unless the country itself decides to stop being exploited by developed countries. In this case study the main story being told is basically how one small mineral can turn a whole country against each other and how a small piece of natural resource can guarantee you over 3 million death cases, child military forces and a societal infrastructure collapse. The much needed interventions are seen not to be working even in this day and age and would still not work if the greedy mind of one person still exists. The UN and AU intervention will fall on deaf ears until the country finally finds the capacity to stop and look at what they could do with what they already have. Greediness lead to the death of many, displacement of the innocent and the diseases of the poor.