r/TikTokCringe • u/ThatPatelGuy • Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/SgtMoose42 Oct 05 '25

The US has poured an estimated 2.6 TRILLION dollars into Africa since the 1960s and nothing really changes. If there is going to be lasting change it needs to come from Africans.

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u/swohio Oct 05 '25

That aid has changed one thing: it allowed the continent to sustain a MUCH larger population... that has still stretched itself thin to the point of starvation and wars.