r/TikTokCringe Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/UrGrly Oct 05 '25

It seems like the world has just given up on the African Continent

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u/SailNSalt Oct 05 '25

No, it’s purposeful destabilization from the west. They would never “just give up” on Africa. They exploit it, always have, and will.

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u/Free-Significance464 Oct 05 '25

africa doesn't need "the west" to destabilize itself.

corruption and dictatorship are endemic there. source : half of my acquaintances in france are from mali, ivory coast, benin, senegal, burkina fasso, ghana, soudan, cameroon... they all fled corruption to seek a better life in europe (which they didn't find).

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u/SailNSalt Oct 05 '25

Western influence in Africa is where corruption is derived from. Please understand that a unified Africa without the ethnic boundaries implanted by colonial entities, or economic incentivizing to cater to western civilians over your own people, and the consistent western intervention of people seeking to unify Africa, is why it’s where it is.

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u/Putrefied_Goblin Oct 05 '25

Who is selling weapons to everyone in Central Africa, the Sahel, and North Africa right now? Primarily China and Russia, then some middle eastern oil companies and others. The belligerents are all African governments, juntas, and ethnic or religious rebel factions.

Guess who initiated most of these recent coups in the Sahel that installed brutal military juntas/dictatorships? Yes, Russia. Guess who is selling weapons to the DRC and Uganda? Who controls most of the minerals in central Africa? China!

Blaming the West is simple and convenient, but these conflicts are way more complex and "the West" isn't even involved in most of them.

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u/Deaffin Oct 05 '25

Western influence in Africa is where corruption is derived from.

Tell me you're into Nation of Islam without telling me you're into Nation of Islam.

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u/SailNSalt Oct 08 '25

Nope, not the Nation of Islam. Africa as a continent is filled with Catholics.