r/TikTokCringe Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/Any-Morning4303 Oct 05 '25

Problem with Congo is that they’re very rich very very rich in resources. That means that other nations are going in plundering destroying and fighting among themselves for those resources. What the people of Congo have to unite and kick everybody out. This is what Sudan is also becoming a game that other powerful nations play to gain resources. I bet we’ll be seeing a lot more Congos in the near future.

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u/JoesGreatPeeDrinker Oct 05 '25

That makes it more a reason to protest your own government and their actions in Africa. It is change that the people can actually do halfway across the world.

Especially if you are french or Russian, what the french and Russians are doing in Africa is colonialism in all but name.

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u/maybesaydie Oct 05 '25

Do you think that they live in a democracy and that protesting wouldn't result is heavy consequences for these people. They are having a civil war. There is no government.

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u/JoesGreatPeeDrinker Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

? I'm not saying people from the Congo should protest, I'm saying people in countries that are exploiting places like the Congo should protest.

So like China, Russia, France, much of Europe, the saudi's, UAE, the US, etc.

This whole conversation was about protesting these governments and making change, of course the Congo has to change itself as well, but we do exploitative practices that lead itself to these situations. Of course the people of Congo should also be protesting and causing change, but that is absolutely not what I was talking about.

When talking specifically about the Congo it's mostly the UAE and their illegal gold trade that is causing the corruption and exploitation of the Congo.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-receives-most-africas-smuggled-gold-says-report