Our revolutionary forefathers, such as Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72), featured in this week’s Wednesday’s Wisdom, knew that the freedom of the Congo is integral to the rest of the continent’s liberation.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is commonly referred to as the ‘heart of Africa’ given its central position. We must recognise that the DRC is not only an important ecological pillar for Africa, but, more importantly, a country whose pillaging necessitates collective action. By failing to rally and bring an end to the suffering inflicted upon the Congolese people, we are setting a dangerous precedent, whereby Western imperialist violence ultimately trickles down to the rest of the body because we silently or indifferently watched our Western-backed neighbours destabilise our heart.