Remember the Congo

With the recent news of the Popes death We must not forget what is happeing in the Congo, may we keep the suffering of the Congo people in our hearts and minds.

Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government installed in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President SASSOU-NGUESSO, but ushered in a period of ethnic unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003.
It also should be noted why leftists attack Bush on the silly notion that we went into Iraq for oil, The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers with significant potential for offshore development!