Congo: When peace becomes business opportunity

By Emmanuel Ukaobasi
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains one of the clearest examples of the contradictions at the heart of imperialism in Africa: the louder the international powers speak about peace. stability, and humanitarianism, the more deeply they become entangled in the political and economic structures surrounding the country’s enormous mineral wealth.
It seems that the recent United States peace process has failed to resolve the fundamental contradictions underlying the conflict. Rather, diplomatic agreements, ceasefires and international control over Congo’s strategic resources intensifies.
The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity, signed in Washingt...