“Jeff Bezos knows the importance of the DRC, because he has a company called Cobalt Metals that signed a $1 billion agreement — Bill Gates actually flew to DRC on a private jet to meet with the president of the Congo, they signed a $1 billion contract to get access to Lithium. Donald Trump knows the importance of the Congo, he says ‘We’re gonna make a lot of money!’ Starlink can’t exist without Congo’s cobalt. That wealth is so essential for the transformation of the African continent.” Kambale Musavuli, activist, writer, and analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa, joins BT Live to discuss the long tradition of US strongman policy in the DRC; the challenges of following the money when it comes to Ebola response; the “culture of impunity” in the region, where war crimes committed by US allies go unanswered for; and why Lumumba Vea’s appearance at the World Cup means so much. Watch full episodes of BT Live, join breakthroughnews.org as a member today!

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