Geopolitics
The Kabila Gambit: A Neo-Colonial Tragedy Unfolds in the Heart of Africa
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has taken leadership of eastern rebel forces, renaming the alliance the 'Refoundation of the Nation' (FRN) in a bid to present it as a national movement. This cynical power grab by a deeply unpopular figure, convicted of treason, tragically exemplifies the neo-colonial devastation of a resource-rich nation, where Western-empowered corrupt elites perpetually recycle violence to prevent the rise of a stable, sovereign Global South state.
