"Congo is going through a silent genocide."
If I am brutally honest, nothing silent about it. I would call it an actively IGNORED GENOCIDE. An inconvenient genocide for Western powers. How is it that United Nations reports continuously come out detailing how #Rwanda backs terrorist groups that kill Congolese to steal minerals from #Congo and yet at the UN vote, the UN security council votes to not directly condemn Rwanda. Why is it that finally when #DRCongo has a government that:
1. Is going after illegal shadow subcontractors in the mining industry (source: https://t.co/oFUFovT9RU)
2. Is going after @Apple for conflict minerals and illegal mining (https://t.co/hz3cZEfTTA)
3. Is building modern health centers, schools and administrative buildings in rural areas (@BCeCoRDC, @PNUDRDC, @DeCom_CFEF)
4. Finally builds roads, airports, rehabilitates hospitals, provides modern infrastructures, etc
5. Is renegotiating unfair contracts that were signed with Chinese companies years ago with the dictator of 18 years
6. That #CONGO is finally RISING
7. Finally building a strong military to protect itself
That now all of a sudden a random terrorist group (#M23_RDF_AFC) that happens to have anti-air missiles (wow where did they get that) and happens to have modern western weapons, comes in and starts killing Congolese citizens now. Oh, and they happen to only take over areas with minerals that the US, France, Britain and Israel need. Oh, and after they take over those mining areas, Rwanda's "mining sector" reaches high levels records of production and high levels of exports. Oh, and #France just happens to give more military funding to #Rwanda that year too. We need to #SanctionRwanda to #FreeCongo!!
The @Apple formal notice illustrates the Government's continued efforts to engage in international legal action and negotiations against the illicit extraction, sourcing & marketing of natural resources in #DRC.
#DRC: This is genuinely fantastic.
Slowly but surely, Kinshasa Metro is coming into being - which is critical to Kinshasa's growth and to begin to arrest its many spatial issue (like traffic). Along with ensuring this line is profitable, building dense, tall housing towers near each proposed station is one key way to start addressing Kinshasa's other big challenge: affordable housing for all.
This is an excellent opportunity to start investing in real estate along the proposed stations - particularly, lease-to-own apartment towers.
Fairly confident the Chinese and Americans - who excel at transit oriented development - will take the plunge.
#DRC #frontiermarkets