US troops in mineral-rich DR Congo

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has authorized United States Special Forces to enter the country and ostensibly help the Congolese army battle ADF rebels reportedly linked to ISIS or Daesh terrorist group.

Kambale Musavuli a DRC human rights activist the ADF are being used as a pretext for US forces to enter his country.

In this episode, we are focusing on the move by the United States to send its special forces to the Democratic of Congo under the pretext of fighting the ADF rebel group.

We are examining the real reasons behind US military deployment to this mineral rich country.

In the second segment of our program, we are analyzing the digital divide in Africa and how it is impacting negatively on literacy in the continent.

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