Raping the Congo

The disaster that is the democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gets awfully dramatized by the day. The organized ravishing of the country, by both its government and the rebels, is now captured by the mass rape of about 200 women, and some say, boys, by rebel soldiers. A country already on its knees continues to sink even deeper into oblivion. The DRC is probably one of the saddest places to be in right now. It is a shame that such state of affairs is becoming normal in several African countries. No wonder, some are now even talking of re-colonizing schemes on the continent. I am stunned that African leaders feel no shame at this despicable state of affairs. If they did, they would have been taking more drastic measures to see to it that such situations are not normalized in the continent.