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China Cash Flowed Through Congo Bank to Former President’s Cronies
By artappraiser on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 8:05pm |Leak of 3.5 million documents shows how a Chinese-run company moved millions of dollars to former Congo President Joseph Kabila’s family and allies.
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by artappraiser on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 8:11pm
That is how the whole continent of Africa operates maybe forever. It's part of why countries like Morocco and Sudan accepted Israel overnight. Good luck changing it. All those western charity and aid efforts for Africa end up in someone's bank account too.
You could send a whole bunch of people who think they know a lot better over there to show them the way but that was called Rhodesia. You could get someone to try to bring the continent together so that it wouldn't need to scheme as hard but that was Muommar Gaddafi. Both Rhodesia and Gaddafi's Libya had the highest standards of living in Africa for their respective time.
by Orion on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 12:06am
speaking of Libya, the latest
by artappraiser on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 3:14am
Before him, there was a bid by one of Gaddafi's former generals.
by Orion on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 1:54pm