Ota Benga Alliance For Peace, Healing and Dignity

The problem of the DRC remains almost the same: externally influenced decisions always call for more and more external interventionism. As far as I know, there has not been a real sum-up of UN peace missions in the DRC since the 1960s. The presence of MONUC [United Nations Mission in the Congo] prevents the leadership from taking the necessary measures to build a real army and a real policy for defending the country. Especially when one sees that certain members of MONUC have been accused of involvement in looting resources, one should be very careful in bringing more UN troops.  read more »