Stomping Out Rebellion in DR Congo

Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured 25 years of war, making it the deadliest global conflict since World War II. More than 120 armed groups roam the east terrorizing the civilian population. The United Nations estimates that over six million people have died and millions more displaced by the conflict. Now, people here are facing another rebellion by M23 rebels whose fighters are from the minority Tutsi ethnic group. The Tutsi were the group targeted in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and the ethnicity of Rwanda’s president. Rwanda has been accused of funding the group, an accusation they deny.
Congo’s national army, East Africa’s Regional Forces, and a 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping force have failed to stop the rebels' advance. Frustrated and angry, young Congolese people across the east are joining the fight.
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  • @themanwnoname3454

    @themanwnoname3454

    Жыл бұрын

    🅾️🅰️🆎🩸🅱️🥂

  • @molotovmadvillain1943

    @molotovmadvillain1943

    Жыл бұрын

    You should have interviewed General Muhozi Kainerugaba of Uganda. He has expressed support for M23 on many occasions

  • @Hauggyful

    @Hauggyful

    Жыл бұрын

    Now that's the Vice I remember! Ballsy boots on the ground type reporting.

  • @matthewcombs5387

    @matthewcombs5387

    Жыл бұрын

    What's the name of the cute chick reporter? Great story and huge nuts to do that

  • @themanwnoname3454

    @themanwnoname3454

    Жыл бұрын

    2023(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

  • @Bill-Smoke
    @Bill-Smoke Жыл бұрын

    Congo's natural mineral potential is valued at $35 trillion, yet is one of the poorest countries in the world. It's crazy.

  • @Redheisenberg

    @Redheisenberg

    Жыл бұрын

    Other countries and businesses exploit them and take all the spoils. The perfect example is the cobalt mines

  • @blank1778

    @blank1778

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s easy to steal when the population is poor and uneducated why do you think everyone that is educated is a corrupt government official there

  • @168original7

    @168original7

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not, more like 1 trillion. People often say the DRC is the wealthiest in underground treasures, the wealthiest in the world, and often quote the 24 trillion number. This number is not based on any research or report, and there are no calculations published. It was just mentioned apparently by someone in the UN and everybody just copied it but its a myth. Most of these lists online are based on simple calculations: amount of resource in carat/ton/barrel times the market value of the crude stuff and then add all of them together. ​When you do these yourself, you notice that most of the resource wealth worldwide comes not from things like silver ore, gold ore or platinum, rare elements that cost a lot, but coal, gas, oil and iron ore. Things that are not too expensive but enormously abundant but still necessary. For instance australia gets over 5 trillion dollar just from its 51 billion tons of iron ore (at around 100-125 dollars a ton). Saudi arabia has over 25 trillion in crude oil, due to its 260 billion barrels etc. The DRC does not have impressive reserves of coal, gas, oil(they have some but not much) or iron ore. Most of the value comes from coltan, cobalt, copper and low-quality diamond (as well as the little oil they have, and tin etc). While coltan(from tantalum) and cobalt are necessary components in technology, not much is needed(relatively speaking) and the price is not extreme(around 50 dollars per pound of tantalum/cobalt ore). But the world reserves of these things are relatively small(130-140 thousand tons for tantalum and only 7-8 million tons for cobalt). The DRC has around 40-50% of the worlds reserves of tantalum and 9%(central africa) of cobalt. All their natural resources together they have at best 1 trillion (with around 400 billion from coltan and 200 billion from copper). You could pump up the number with a couple of trillion if you use the congolese rainforest as one big pile of timber, but that would be extremely unwise. a trillion is a lot, but not even close to 24 trillion and in the top 10 countries with most natural resource value, probably not even top 30 if you account for value per capita. It probably wouldn't make the country rich either, considering the population size. 100 million and 1 trillion of max mineral wealth won't last a long while. The country could be south america tier at best.

  • @TheEsseboy

    @TheEsseboy

    Жыл бұрын

    @Dess Bhakktt No, because the country has no infrastructure, eleectricity grid, water grid or education system to speak of. They need that before they can become efficient...now they just fight to control each other so a few can live in wealth, we had the same in Europe before it developed...

  • @bobbyhill5067

    @bobbyhill5067

    Жыл бұрын

    you should ask Macron and France for answers

  • @DavidCalderonNJ
    @DavidCalderonNJ Жыл бұрын

    I'm a Peruvian and I met a congolese person while going through a hard life situation. He was a smart well spoken person who explained the history and situation of the DRC in a concise manner. I learned from him. I have great respect for african people, they are our brothers. I wish nothing but peace and prosperity for the DRC and Africa in general.

  • @timddall1440

    @timddall1440

    Жыл бұрын

    Where did you met? Ou est-ce que vous l'avez rencontré?

  • @Todsor

    @Todsor

    Жыл бұрын

    If you have met a Russian instead, would you have respect for slavic people? You are just a kid at heart, easily impressed.

  • @DavidCalderonNJ

    @DavidCalderonNJ

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Todsor well I’m pretty much an old man and if you say I’m a kid at heart I take that as a compliment. My respect for African people does not come from my interaction with one person that would be ludicrous.

  • @godemperorletoatreidesii6971

    @godemperorletoatreidesii6971

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@Todsor what does his comment have to do with Slavic people why do you and people like you feel slighted anytime someone says something good about african people. What a strange time to pull out the race card not everything needs to be competitive wierdo.

  • @pullo6549

    @pullo6549

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Todsor you’re pretty ignorant if that’s all the context you’ve gotten from his comment

  • @abisaiamatalo2769
    @abisaiamatalo2769 Жыл бұрын

    I'm from Kenya, and I can tell you Kenya's desire to have peace in Congo is genuine. There are tens of thousands of Congolese in kenya (probably more than a hundred thousand), some who came in the late 60s and early 70s, and recently two years ago, there has been a surge of Congolese youths into Kenya. They are hawking shoes, clothing, food stuff, and so many working in barbershop across all cities and towns in Kenya. We love them as our brothers and sisters and we wish Congo becomes stable so that most of these young men and women, who appear to be also highly educated to go back home and work as professionals as trained in schools, colleges and universities. Some are trained high school teachers working as shoes hawkers. Kenyas' interest in the conflict is genuine.

  • @balargus319

    @balargus319

    Жыл бұрын

    Saw the recent Kenya vs Nigeria twitter war. Props on winning that and passing Nigeria in GDP per Capita. Kenyetta would be proud.

  • @CaraTheStrange

    @CaraTheStrange

    Жыл бұрын

    As a south africa that is so dissapointed at the rising xenophobia in our country its good to hear its different in kenya

  • @umojapress2857

    @umojapress2857

    Жыл бұрын

    Talk about ordinary kenyan's interest for congo. Kenya's corrupt elite don't share the same sentiment as you.

  • @Kolesha

    @Kolesha

    Жыл бұрын

    I love you Kenyans. You are from me.

  • @lakini1959

    @lakini1959

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@umojapress2857 Kenyatta's interests? He is doing a good job

  • @salomonmugisa2581
    @salomonmugisa2581 Жыл бұрын

    As a congolese born and raised in Eastern congo, i have seen my fair share of these conflicts and the damage are just unspeakable. First all congratulations to the journalist on giving word to each faction without introducing any bias (and she brave af). Sadly as one comment mentionned before, the only people who are hurt are us. The central government couldn't care less as long as they keep receving the monthly royalties from the exploitation of minerals. For long people have been screaming that the central government left us, but now for their great relief, attention is shifting toward an other enemy (Rwanda, M23) etc. If we talking peace finally in the east, HOW EXACTLY is it going to come? Because strategically, the burst of violence from time to time is very beneficial to a ruling party (suprise elections are coming by the way). Every fucking body just want his share. Locals are brainwashed into thinking the other is the enemy while billions are being sent everyday to the central government from exploitations of minerals (they are not all illegal). When everything you have in your life is to survive, it is easy to be manipulated. For those of us who were there during the 2000 genocides, what has changed?? Arming locals to go fight a war that should have been handled by the government is you just creating hundreds of militias again once you give them gun. No training, extrememly biased, no control, we are just going from bad to worse. Are we going to fight M23 out? they were out and we wasn't fine exactly. then what happens to those you just gave guns and no plan for reintegration? Seriously someone answer me because i am just lost

  • @thermologo3451

    @thermologo3451

    Жыл бұрын

    Emotions are not going to bearing the solution. Logical thinking will.

  • @coreyfisher2542

    @coreyfisher2542

    Жыл бұрын

    Bless you my friend.🙏

  • @theeraphatsunthornwit6266

    @theeraphatsunthornwit6266

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow your English is good. Education there isnt too bad, is it? Or you are just the top of the class.

  • @eenchantress5113

    @eenchantress5113

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theeraphatsunthornwit6266 just stop, you know Africans speak 3-4 languages. Your ignorance is not welcomed here.

  • @luun4rsubliminals

    @luun4rsubliminals

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theeraphatsunthornwit6266 Such an odd comment. People in congo have decent education

  • @bertinvick
    @bertinvick Жыл бұрын

    As a Congolese I wish most Congolese realize this war is big part media and business. We have to wake-up and stop expecting a change if Rwanda leaves. It's all on us to stop corruption, tribalism and selling our country for little money. Every war happening in Congo despite all accusations has a Congolese who opened way,its on us to take responsibility

  • @cinnamonstar808

    @cinnamonstar808

    Жыл бұрын

    I AGREE: THE MIRROR NEEDS TO BE HELD UP. AND CONGO ;Im very confuse why Congolese keep blaming Rwanda when they dont wear your diamonds... YOU WANT TO ASK THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE YOUR STUFF? nobody is at war in the COngo for Kenyan shillings. why dont you ID the correct parasite. ----------------------- CONGO has taken the correct step at applying for EAF membership. and now those six countries included Rwanda will have to tote this heavy load. South Sudan was a cake walk. Sudan walked away.. but CONGO is one of the richest country on the planet; followed by Haiti and Afghanistan. $$ rich lands comes with problem.

  • @proudmganda1159

    @proudmganda1159

    Жыл бұрын

    Brother,we stand up with you all, our motherland Uganda has been ruled by the Rwandans refugee ruthless evil serial killer Museveni , we shall uproot them

  • @tuforu4

    @tuforu4

    Жыл бұрын

    @@proudmganda1159 MUZAVENI has $14 BILLION in his back pocket ROBBED from AID MONEY.

  • @mulondokalemera7531

    @mulondokalemera7531

    Жыл бұрын

    @@proudmganda1159 You can't even spell Muganda right and you want people to take you seriously? Ignorant racist.

  • @mulondokalemera7531

    @mulondokalemera7531

    Жыл бұрын

    At least you see the big picture. The Banyamulenge form a very very tiny minority of all Congolese and it's perplexing to see them blamed for all the country's failures. At some point the imposed government in Kinshasa has to take some responsibility, however little.

  • @allensu9363
    @allensu9363 Жыл бұрын

    Love Vice News’ return to true frontline reporting that we don’t see in other media outlets

  • @suezcontours6653

    @suezcontours6653

    Жыл бұрын

    Black men are just dumb

  • @sendthis9480

    @sendthis9480

    Жыл бұрын

    No you don’t. You just like posting “LOOK AT ME” comments that make you feel “in the know” about liberal media stories. Grow up.

  • @lorddonnel

    @lorddonnel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today mate?

  • @tmortician60

    @tmortician60

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 you took that comment personally, didn’t you

  • @daniyalbbd5281

    @daniyalbbd5281

    Жыл бұрын

    VICE gets a cut from smugglers and criminals

  • @g6686not
    @g6686not Жыл бұрын

    Lumumba tried to prevent this for his people decades ago. It's so sad to see what has become of the Congo.

  • @kamifae
    @kamifae7 ай бұрын

    The Congo is such a beautiful place of Mother Nature, and the people, like people everywhere, are wonderful- who just want to live in peace and happiness... It breaks my heart that such a beautiful country is torn by war and corruption... I am always praying for you, Congo 🙏🩷💓🩷💓🙏

  • @ahorrell
    @ahorrell Жыл бұрын

    The language choices by the Congolese players are fascinating as always. The people signing up to the militia in Goma speak Swahili, but they call M23 by a French name. French-influenced Swahili has a long history in the region. And, interestingly, it was also spoken by Tutsi fighters who returned to Rwanda in the 90s and defeated the genocidal govt. The militia in the field speak something I don't recognise - I assume they're Maimai and it's their local language? Although it could be Kinyarwanda if they're Congolese/Congo-born Hutu? Kinshasa elites are speaking French, as expected... but so are the M23. You'd think M23 would use English with an anglo journalist, since the Rwandan govt elites who are accused of funding M23 prefer English to French due to complex reasons (eg the french govt supporting the former genocidal regime)... but nope, M23 are using French (EDIT: M23 also use English, Swahili and Kinyrawanda depending on the audience)). M23 are talking about the murder of fellow Kinyarwanda speakers in Kinshasa (ie Hutu AND Tutsi)... but not the murder of Tutsi-looking people. They're focusing on the language, not the ethnicity. Meanwhile, Rwanda sits on the sidelines and replies to media in English. It's all extremely subtle and political - Goma recruiters want a broad local ethnic base so they use the main language of Goma, not their mother tongue. Kinshasa wants to not show a Lingala bias (or Luba, for that matter!) (EDIT: It is very standard for national authorities to use French). The Maimai want to show a strong ethnic identity and the M23 want to avoid showing a Tutsi ethnic identity and instead show that they're Congolese and fit for power in Kinshasa... and while also being mainly concerned for Kinyarwanda speakers (who are ethnic Tutsi). So they speak French, instead of Swahili, English, or Kinyarwanda. And Rwanda? It just wants to be invisible. If you are confused, that's very normal. It's an extremely complex part of the world. (EDIT: Shout out to @ellieallien1464 and others for their useful info in the comments! I'm not interested in looking smart, I'm interested in sharing my modest knowledge about this very important subject :) )

  • @soosmate

    @soosmate

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks! Great analysis 💛

  • @ahorrell

    @ahorrell

    Жыл бұрын

    @@soosmate I probably got some of it wrong haha. The Great Lakes conflicts are incredibly tragic and complex... but also very fascinating.

  • @daniyalbbd5281

    @daniyalbbd5281

    Жыл бұрын

    Solution is to carpet bomb Rwanda

  • @jide5342

    @jide5342

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ahorrell are you Congolese? I have a bunch of questions. How bad is everyday ethnic conflict in DRC. For instance do different ethnic groups get along well and do you know the different ethnic groups of famous Congolese? Fally ipupa, mutombo, wan bissaka, and febregas les metis noir come to mind

  • @HisFinEco

    @HisFinEco

    Жыл бұрын

    impressive analysis, to add to it I believe the language they are speaking that you can't pick out is the local language that was prominent pre-Swahilization. while western Congo mainly speaks Lingala most of them are not of that ethnic group. It's a really complex issue. Even calling such a large region Congo, is a tricky one as most of the Congolese, have no historical ties to the Kingdom of Kongo from which they get their name.

  • @flock9487
    @flock9487 Жыл бұрын

    These things really just go to show how often we take our peace for granted. Most of us couldn’t even fathom being born into this life let alone living in it. May god grant the DRC and every other nation facing similar challenges peace.

  • @kashmm

    @kashmm

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol here I was thinking dog was the problem. Keep doing the same thing as the last how many centuries tho.

  • @21darkster

    @21darkster

    Жыл бұрын

    The DRC and the surrounding countries need to forgive. It’s the only way to keep it peaceful. The guy at 7:39 gets it.

  • @markwhite8332

    @markwhite8332

    Жыл бұрын

    Flock, our ppl fought corruption many yrs ago and worked for for the future instead of just hanging out

  • @Bell_plejdo568p

    @Bell_plejdo568p

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markwhite8332 NO, westren countires are still corrupt and also who do u think is fudning this rebals, like the congo is the richest country when it comes to natral resources

  • @Noel-cf3ft

    @Noel-cf3ft

    Жыл бұрын

    Just love being white

  • @alana6779
    @alana6779 Жыл бұрын

    Been doing my research paper on DRC it is so disturbing and sad what the peoples are going through at the hands of M23 and former rebel groups. So many families face trauma on a daily basis I pray God have his mercy on this land 🙏. Learning of this has left me with unspeakable grief for my brothers and sisters this silent unspoken story needs more media coverage.

  • @bligz

    @bligz

    Жыл бұрын

    M23 are protecting the Congo Tutsi from genocide. There are twobsides to every story

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican10 ай бұрын

    More context for why there are Tutsi rebels in the DRC: It's a spillover from the Rwandan Civil War. Basically, Hutu soldiers fled to what was then Zaire after Tutsis won, These soldiers attacked Tutsis in Zaire, Rwanda saw the former Hutu Power officials who wanted to return to power next door as a security threat and wanted them disarmed, Mobutu did nothing as financial support for him stopped after the Cold War ended, Rwanda invaded with other nations to stop the rebels during the First Congo War, Mobutu was toppled, innocent ordinary Hutus fled, and the violence never ended since then. DRC has such a tragic history that has left them in this loop of violence and absolute cruelty and inhumanity towards this populace. A real example of legacy and generational trauma being passed down and blunting any type of progress. Europeans buying minerals from Rwanda. Europeans chopping off Congolese hands, limbs and violently exploiting their populace for the country's resources, has left a society of people who know nothing else. The cycle of exploitation, violence and death continues.

  • @BiggieTrismegistus

    @BiggieTrismegistus

    7 ай бұрын

    There was endemic warfare in what is now Congo long before Europeans showed up. Contrary to what people seem to think Africa wasn't a continent where every group of people lived happily alongside one another in peace and harmony until the white devils showed up and ruined paradise on Earth.

  • @Le_Kinho
    @Le_Kinho Жыл бұрын

    That chant in the beginning was 🔥🔥🔥

  • @flock9487

    @flock9487

    Жыл бұрын

    The strength of the people’s spirit is where those flame emojis come in.

  • @kroooassant9899

    @kroooassant9899

    Жыл бұрын

    the guitar was not here just saying

  • @sampeeps3371

    @sampeeps3371

    Жыл бұрын

    Movie quality

  • @user-ck8gf3eg3k

    @user-ck8gf3eg3k

    Жыл бұрын

    literally gave me chills. Sounds so beautiful

  • @deadlock7946

    @deadlock7946

    Жыл бұрын

    Name of the hymn?

  • @gmail.t0033
    @gmail.t0033 Жыл бұрын

    How is Rwanda the world’s 3rd largest coltan exporter without any industrial coltan mine ? And tell us they don’t have any relationship with M23 !? Also, why are all of those European, American, and Asian countries buy their Coltan, and then coming to the UN to point fingers at Uganda and Rwanda while financing the conflict themselves.

  • @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    Жыл бұрын

    Those are good questions. Really good questions.

  • @itsbeyondme5560

    @itsbeyondme5560

    Жыл бұрын

    They were all guilty

  • @carlo_katana

    @carlo_katana

    Жыл бұрын

    no what are you talking about Vice said its the Congolese and the Rwandans fault, the Americans get the cobalt as a gift, like Leopold the 2nd the famous saviour of Congo (they are such snakes.._

  • @Harry-yx2on

    @Harry-yx2on

    Жыл бұрын

    You forgot that Russian Wagner troops are involved…

  • @Kalagenesis

    @Kalagenesis

    Жыл бұрын

    Rwanda is the scapegoat

  • @tinotendandudzo4786
    @tinotendandudzo4786 Жыл бұрын

    We continue to pray for Africa. We will never stop praying for Africa.

  • @bigdawg3305

    @bigdawg3305

    6 ай бұрын

    when was the last time you prayed? 🙏

  • @sabrinaa3478
    @sabrinaa34786 ай бұрын

    Prayers for the people of Congo

  • @asmrpanels5599
    @asmrpanels5599 Жыл бұрын

    I really respect her style of interviewing. She doesn't back down from hard questions even when those questions could put her in danger.

  • @simonnaughton2272

    @simonnaughton2272

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously impressive.

  • @kevinjohn5412

    @kevinjohn5412

    Жыл бұрын

    The lady has a lot of guts. It’s one thing to ask that to a politician in an interview room and it’s a another thing to ask that to an army commander in front of his own men. You can tell the mood changed by looking at the soldiers face after those questions were asked.

  • @chief5774

    @chief5774

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kevinjohn5412 She's crazy, I like her.

  • @Bitchslapper316

    @Bitchslapper316

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you respect how she glossed over the genocide and ethnic targeting claims? Did you respect that she didn't even read that part of the statement from the Rwandan government? I have no idea if those claims are true or not but it's telling that this reporter wouldn't even entertain them. This isn't the vice of old, it's just a mouthpiece.

  • @googane7755

    @googane7755

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bitchslapper316 It certainly came off that way, she seemed incredibly dismissive of their claims of genocide. Even if that wasn't the case, you shouldn't actively combat that and just let them say whatever.

  • @meishameisha3455
    @meishameisha3455 Жыл бұрын

    Congo is for the Congolese people... blessings from Jamaica 🇯🇲

  • @githuicon
    @githuicon Жыл бұрын

    BIG SUPPORT for the guy who said peace does not come from outsiders , I believe that every party that finds its way to Congo will leave once their desires are fulfilled, Kenyans are there to pave way for Africa's business which means peace for Congo but without the consent of the Congolese netizens, its a loosing battle for us too . Congo its time for you to stand up and fight for your rights against all those international organizations which aim to not only meddle with Congo's business but also with Africa's existence (( ukoloni mamboleo)), viva to all those fighting for peace,,, I regret passing my message in a colonizers language,,, #kenya loves Congo we'd want to see you happy

  • @ntwaliarnauld8190
    @ntwaliarnauld8190 Жыл бұрын

    I’m Rwandan and I wish peace to our brothers and sisters in Congo. My Father studied in Congo and I have some relatives there. In Rwanda we really have no problem with Congolese people. We love their culture, music(my father in particular), I had amazing hardworking congolese teachers in secondary school and we love doing business with congolese people. Just because there are Kinyarwanda speaking people in M23 doesn’t mean that Rwanda supports them!! I don’t even know much about them! I understand and I know the struggle Congo has been going through for decades but please don’t mislead the anger and hate towards the wrong people! Rwanda and Congo should be in peace and solve this problem together! 🇨🇩❤🇷🇼(not coming from a politician but a normal Rwandan citizen).

  • @animenation5324

    @animenation5324

    Жыл бұрын

    the moment congolese see an M23 officer speak kinyarwanda, they shout RDF, i'm confused to why they can't just take 30 minutes and read on google (free info) about how ethnic rwandans ended up in east congo.

  • @spurz4649

    @spurz4649

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animenation5324 how about Rwandan forces in Congo? It was in the video

  • @animenation5324

    @animenation5324

    11 ай бұрын

    @@spurz4649 speaking kinyarwanda doesn't make you a citizen of the republic of Rwanda or a soldier in it's army. In the great lakes region, there are millions of ethnic Rwandans (banyarwanda) who found themselves citizens of Uganda Congo, Burundi and Tanzania mainly because the land that had previously been part of the kingdom of Rwanda was given to those countries and also because of natural or forced migration, all done by colonists. The M23 gets it's main force from that community, mainly found in congo. The Congolese government constantly denies them rights to citizenship, and sometimes arms local tribal militias to "chase the Rwandans out", which prompts them to take arms, whereas the Ugandan, Burundian and tanzanian governments do the opposite, which is why you never hear of M23 similar cases in those countries.

  • @spurz4649

    @spurz4649

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animenation5324 Think about it for a moment. How is Rwanda the 4th largest exporter of Coltan when it has little to no deposits of Coltan(video at 3:50)? The UN group of experts have claimed that Rwanda is directly involved in all of this, and they've shown of M23 forces with RDF regalia. Are they lying ? And why did the M23 leader dismiss the interviewer when ahe asked more about Rwanda? Connect the dots

  • @spurz4649

    @spurz4649

    11 ай бұрын

    @Animenation are you going to reply?

  • @frankservant5754
    @frankservant5754 Жыл бұрын

    My uncle served in the DRC in the 90's training soldiers through the Zimbabwean peacekeeping mission. I am so proud of him. Rest in peace baba omdala.

  • @georgebrandy3896
    @georgebrandy3896 Жыл бұрын

    It's sad. Most of these men, signing up to fight, they don't look angry. They look sad, and desperate. They are fighting to try to keep their families and homes safe, but they look so dejected. I suppose that they are not sure, even in themselves, if they would really lose anything if the rebels took over. They just sign up to fight for the current order of things, to avoid the uncertainty of what would otherwise come. I hope that it can all come to an end soon.

  • @swagmund_freud6669

    @swagmund_freud6669

    Жыл бұрын

    I really got the feeling from a lot of them that they're just fucking sick of violence. They side with the state of DRC because it is the most stable and least genocidal option. They want peace.

  • @jeanettemn6249

    @jeanettemn6249

    Жыл бұрын

    They don't look angry of course because they are fighting a stupid war. Tutsis belong in that area but they don't want them there. how about us who have not been able to go where we were born for over 20 yrs being called Rwandans and being chased?. don't we deserve to be able to go home too?. they are crazy. many tutsis are being killed due to their xenophobia and hate. We belong there too. Vice journalism is the worst. She does not even know that tutsis are from that region. our great,great parents are buried there. Ask anyone if every village name in that area is not in in kinyarwanda. That tells you that that area belongs to Congolese who speak Kinyarwanda.

  • @MrBabujinga

    @MrBabujinga

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely....fear makes you run right into mayhem...yet the only other option is to fight; which everyone fears...so you join a ragtag group of fighters, armed with guns to butress your fear, then the hour of reckoning comes when you're pushed to the frontiline and meet head on; what you'd been running away from all along. 4 factors create the powder keg that is the DRC(most african countries suffer a milder form of this malady): 1. Get rich quick mentality 2.Quick fix and hate of delayed gratification 3. Illiteracy and Ignorance.4. Dealers masquerading as Leaders. All these factors are inter-related. What makes the Congo and Somalia for example so hard to fix is that there is a massive/critical mass of People who are illiterate and refuse to embrace the delayed gratification nature of education. When the gods are kind they gift such situations with benevolent strongmen like Rwanda got Kagame and Uganda got Museveni( these leaders are not perfect but at least they allow a semblance of good-living to take hold. 'Good Living' is a society where women and children; the vulnerable nuts and bolts of any society to take off, thrive). The Congolese society, wild and churning like the great Oubangui river, has spectacularly churned up a garden variety cream-of- the crap dealers, who tote big guns and egos, who Svengali-like, have the fearful praise-singing masses in thrall, narcotising them on hope-hoax, while peddling and pimping the motherland to Bestial throbbing western phalluses!...These of course leave in their wake a gaping, sorry slapshtick, wet, gono-real perennially festering horror-orifice that the Congo is!....We, akin to wating for Godot....await the healing. God, kindly remember the DRC!

  • @edobwoy

    @edobwoy

    Жыл бұрын

    it is the white mineral companies that finance the rebels to keep the caos. Who do you think recruit and get them weapons?? Watch the movie blood diamond. The UN forces are just there ensure minerals are transported to Europe. You can't honestly believe rebels are well trained and smarter than UN troops all these years yet they killed Sadam Hussein, Gaddafi, Osama

  • @lolaispure4296

    @lolaispure4296

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@MrBabujinga wow are you African Sir? You are so knowlegdeable. I love what you wrote. I wish i knew you personaly. What you said about the get rich quick mentality is such a reality in Congo. I dont " like" Kagame, but i admire his extreme discipline and commitent to his own kin.

  • @mtheory85
    @mtheory85 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible how little we hear about this. Thank you, VICE.

  • @prettisibbs2176
    @prettisibbs21766 ай бұрын

    Can we have African people representing & commentating on African issues. It would be great to see an African presenter from the region, presenting fellow Africans in that same region.

  • @MHS-ql7ee

    @MHS-ql7ee

    12 күн бұрын

    No. Try again, r^cist.

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Жыл бұрын

    Mad respect

  • @andrewjones575

    @andrewjones575

    Жыл бұрын

    For who?

  • @dopetag

    @dopetag

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewjones575 for the journalists in this hot zone

  • @Redheisenberg

    @Redheisenberg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RR-ri4vn no tutsi have nothing they are a minority who want to oppress the majority.

  • @Kevc00

    @Kevc00

    Жыл бұрын

    That reporter looked a Congolese rebel leader in the eyes surrounded by dozens of armed rebels and called him out on where his funding comes from. That takes a pair of titanium balls.

  • @anzalone138

    @anzalone138

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@andrewjones575 for M23 I bet

  • @RoboJules
    @RoboJules Жыл бұрын

    It's a shame that such a rich beautiful country can't catch a break.

  • @davidsuch8942

    @davidsuch8942

    Жыл бұрын

    Capable people make their own breaks.

  • @namebrandrobots1248

    @namebrandrobots1248

    Жыл бұрын

    WAKANDA FOREVER!

  • @angusmacd7052

    @angusmacd7052

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davidsuch8942 read a history book Jesus christ

  • @davidsuch8942

    @davidsuch8942

    Жыл бұрын

    @@angusmacd7052 these low iq fucks have been introduced to everything in modern society by others . Let's not even go there, wimpy.

  • @jakeman52
    @jakeman52 Жыл бұрын

    God damn she interviewed that General in front such a large crowd. Incredible bravery really inspiring.

  • @ValerioVota
    @ValerioVota Жыл бұрын

    This piece is fantastic. More! Thank you to Mrs Steers, her producer, editor, music producer and the entire crew. And thank you Vice News.

  • @slickrick2420
    @slickrick2420 Жыл бұрын

    Got chills from the chant in the beginning...

  • @TheBenchPressMan

    @TheBenchPressMan

    Жыл бұрын

    need this as a song

  • @alexanderargead5430
    @alexanderargead5430 Жыл бұрын

    The hymn in the beginning was beautiful. They have acclimated to conflict and war so much that these soldiers embrace death.

  • @thetobyg

    @thetobyg

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like hell

  • @saiyanninjawarriorz
    @saiyanninjawarriorz Жыл бұрын

    Thats chant in the beginning gives you chills

  • @balargus319

    @balargus319

    Жыл бұрын

    >Be me, M23 Rebel >Finished pillaging a small village > Here sound of enemy army approachign >*"My mother gave birth to me!"* > MFW when I'm trying to figure out what sort of demon has possessed them. >Imscared.jpg.

  • @jimmyarturopaiz
    @jimmyarturopaiz7 ай бұрын

    EPIC reporting! ...and the camera work, awesome!

  • @barneyw9529
    @barneyw9529 Жыл бұрын

    This is so saddening. The continued generational trauma on all sides is so hard to see and my heart goes out to everyone involved.

  • @lovesallanimals9948

    @lovesallanimals9948

    Жыл бұрын

    It will NEVER END IT IS ABOUT POWER MONEY AND CONTROL

  • @bassmanakaeasy6030

    @bassmanakaeasy6030

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed 😭

  • @samanth.

    @samanth.

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@lovesallanimals9948neither will American gun violence end

  • @lovesallanimals9948

    @lovesallanimals9948

    11 ай бұрын

    @Samantha nobody makes anyone pull a trigger everyone has a CHOICE! IT COMES DIWN TO POWER MONEY AND CONTROL!

  • @meilinchan7314

    @meilinchan7314

    10 ай бұрын

    Think of what it must've been like in Europe until the 1950s ....

  • @emmykalanga9746
    @emmykalanga9746 Жыл бұрын

    This documentary is amazing as a Congolese born in the Congo bought up in London . We are aware of what is happening . The hunger and fighting spirit I saw when I was in Congo a few months ago really inspired me we will fight till the end ! Congo eloko ya makasi mboka ya ba koko 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩.

  • @africansister

    @africansister

    3 ай бұрын

    Hmm hopefully u r helping

  • @Kqth

    @Kqth

    2 ай бұрын

    Lingala na yo eza mawa..

  • @kosmikprince6561
    @kosmikprince6561 Жыл бұрын

    Great reporting on a very fluid and complex circumstance.

  • @almexico69
    @almexico69 Жыл бұрын

    That great work from vice I hope they focus in such videos

  • @angelazsz
    @angelazsz Жыл бұрын

    my country will rise once again. congolese people are so hard working and deserve so much better than this. our governments have failed us. love to all my people 🇨🇩

  • @rajeeshmarar7512

    @rajeeshmarar7512

    Жыл бұрын

    Full power ❤️ from 🇮🇳

  • @yanderelover5255

    @yanderelover5255

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rajeeshmarar7512 LOL I hate your country (I am from your country)

  • @tktilk3878

    @tktilk3878

    Жыл бұрын

    Freedom and wealth for your people from Ukraine! May you eventually find peace and prosper. Ukrainian peacekeepeers participated in this UN missions, but Ukraine doesn't seek money or power in your country, because we have plenty of our own. So our peacekeepers participated there only because of money. Many UN helicipters are flown by Ukrainians and are rented or sold from Ukraine. Ukrainians have best interests at heart for you

  • @xzlemin9569

    @xzlemin9569

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not clued into the DRC or its history but I don't get why no country has stepped in to help them stabilise their country or at least supplied their government to do so. It's so abundantly rich in resource that it being stable can only be beneficial right? Unless the fact its resources are being harvested illegally means it's cheaper or the fact there's no stability means people working the mines for resources are underpaid so the resources are cheaper.

  • @zohaibiqbal3469

    @zohaibiqbal3469

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@xzlemin9569 The Resources are already being mined by various factions which are than sold through third parties(ie Rwanda or some private corporation) to other countries. the DRC is extremely corrupt and poor and its army has proven incapable of stopping the much better Rwandese army and its militants. the DRC has attempted to improve itself many times but each time there was growth another war was created by its neighbors who believe a Strong DRC will be detrimental to there vast influence on the Mineral resources, more specifically Uganda and Rwanda. Rwanda claims the DRC has created a Genocide of the Hutu people for its revenge against the Genocide of Tutsi tribe in the Rwandan Genocide, though some attacks did happen, There is no clear show of genocide happening to the Hutu people. Really it is more about Uganda and Rwanda afraid of a strong DRC that might overshadow there own growth. DRC has a lot of protentional and that is exactly what its enemies fear.

  • @jerseymelo
    @jerseymelo Жыл бұрын

    it's almost as if the rest of the world needs sub-Saharan Africa in a constant state of war or poverty in order to be profitable

  • @nobodyspecial4702

    @nobodyspecial4702

    Жыл бұрын

    The rest of the world realizes that only by force of arms can they force peace on Africa, and since they stopped doing that you get all these minor factions vying for supremacy.

  • @Bell_plejdo568p

    @Bell_plejdo568p

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @dietyadjacent3200

    @dietyadjacent3200

    Жыл бұрын

    Because they know that if they wake up, they’ll pose a huge problem to them.

  • @thelonewanderer2550

    @thelonewanderer2550

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dietyadjacent3200nah

  • @dietyadjacent3200

    @dietyadjacent3200

    Жыл бұрын

    @@seeya101oliASWHDFIL waking up is part of getting the technology, so far Africans believe YT are the only one capable of doing anything, it’s actually extremely scary how Africans holds YT people in high regard, speaking from experience, but once one of them open their eyes… they don’t see them the same way the used to anymore.

  • @MrChristopherajax
    @MrChristopherajax3 ай бұрын

    This is beautiful; story and image connection is amazing, and the score is very well and effectively complementary.

  • @panama_juan
    @panama_juan Жыл бұрын

    Vice does some of the best journalism on international affairs. If you have a bias filter and don't take sides they provide some of the best objective reporting. If you go into their reports with your bias, they're going to appear left, but true Vice just reports what the people are thinking/feeling on the ground in these conflict zones. Their roots are what journalism should be and they've been killing it recently with pieces like this.

  • @mariesambaytshibanda9574
    @mariesambaytshibanda9574 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you to all the Vice team for your courage. Which companies and countries are buying from Rwanda and Uganda? Both of them don't have coltan industrial mines. Sanctions should be applied on clients if the world really wanted this conflitcs to end it would have stopped long ago

  • @dannydialog
    @dannydialog Жыл бұрын

    This totally reminds me of old Vice! Back to the frontlines and covering stories that need to be heard. Very well done!

  • @kw5961

    @kw5961

    Жыл бұрын

    Right, I wouldn't even have known about this.

  • @JN-wr9he

    @JN-wr9he

    Жыл бұрын

    This is the same situation as in Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia invaded and ethnically cleansed hundreds if thousands from a big chunk of Azerbaijan’s territory claiming that ethnic Armenians there were under threat. They killed, raped, looted - but somehow in the eyes of Vice they are the victims of the conflict. The West is playing the same games there as it is in Africa. All to get their foot into the door and plant themselves in the region, close to both Russia and Iran. An ethnic armenian has established a luxury watch firm in france using the gold looted from that territory - france is ok with that. German companies got involved in mining polluting the rivers - germany is ok with that. Then Azerbaijan takes its lands back - germany and france are not too happy, of course. It’s never about fairness or justice or international law - it’s all about their own agendas.

  • @10Wk3y84R

    @10Wk3y84R

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@JN-wr9he no one cares about a poop flinging contest

  • @carlo_katana

    @carlo_katana

    Жыл бұрын

    of course, good old vice, go to countries torn apart by the West, still ripped of their rich and abundant resources by the West, and not mentioning anything about it in 30min videos..

  • @supastar25

    @supastar25

    9 ай бұрын

    This kind of coverage is so good

  • @josiahdeville962
    @josiahdeville9624 ай бұрын

    Senseless

  • @charles3ogolla
    @charles3ogolla Жыл бұрын

    Wow...really courageous reporting...it's really sad to see the situation when you think about what the alternative could be based on the resources they have....

  • @blackphoenix5902
    @blackphoenix5902 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent journalism....This is as good as it gets. No emotions, or reporters dictating the conversation. You have both sides of the conflict saying their side of the story.

  • @majermike

    @majermike

    Жыл бұрын

    ya she is good

  • @majermike

    @majermike

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheDogGoesWoof69 ?

  • @mintydewdrops

    @mintydewdrops

    Жыл бұрын

    as a journalist...that's not what excellent journalism is about. that's what reporting is supposed to be, sure, but it's about what gets covered that makes or breaks a journalistic organization.

  • @brehannegewo8212

    @brehannegewo8212

    Жыл бұрын

    The US is occupying 1/3 of eastern Syria by plundering oil, grain, wheat, and gold. Where is VICE reporting on this? Duh did you forget VICE is an entity of the CIA? VICE is a propaganda, warmonger, and Neo-Liberalism media.

  • @majermike

    @majermike

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mintydewdrops what do you mean covered?

  • @heinrichmuller7974
    @heinrichmuller7974 Жыл бұрын

    and to think the very laptop, iPad or cell phone you are watching this on could possibly have coltan originating from the Congo deep inside its guts... crazy notion to think about whenever you use your electronics, you could be quite possibly fuelling conflicts.

  • @lux2848

    @lux2848

    Жыл бұрын

    Or the little gold ring on your finger.. Hard to keep in mind, that our society's health, means death and suffering for another society. These Luxurious items, unnecessary symbols.. false feathers ..bringing so much pain to this earth. It is crazy if you think about it how long society is built up like this... For nothing in the end... Surrealistic

  • @monto39

    @monto39

    Жыл бұрын

    See how prosperous they'd be if nothing from their country is sold on the world market. Would controlled, above board trade be better?? of course. But this is Africa. So eager to feel guilty.....

  • @lux2848

    @lux2848

    Жыл бұрын

    It is pathetic to be aschemed of the luck in wich you find yourself for no reason, there is no reason for that. Neverless with a little sensitivity to the environment, you can find yourself in the possibilities to take responsibility for your actions in each day you wake up and this is without bound . A fact that is worth to sit with it for a while and think about what it means.

  • @bambina5604

    @bambina5604

    Жыл бұрын

    This applies especiallyto the ones who overconsume these things. It makes me sick when people brag about getting new iPhone model just because it's new.

  • @heinrichmuller7974

    @heinrichmuller7974

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lux2848 i never said i was ashamed though maybe i am "pathetic" when held up to the standards you seem to exude. LoL think of my comment as an "exercise in mindfulness" whenever you open your electronic device of choice, in whatever day, of whatever hour...

  • @Eroll_Fingal_Groote
    @Eroll_Fingal_Groote Жыл бұрын

    The cinematography between 18:42 - 19:05 is impeccable.

  • @youngmoney4life
    @youngmoney4life Жыл бұрын

    That beginning Military cadence can become a hit sample 🔥

  • @Zemi.Andersen
    @Zemi.Andersen Жыл бұрын

    I wrote an assignment about the DR Congo, back in 2016. About what impact the evolution of tech had meant/would mean, for the civilians and the goverment there. This was heart-breaking to watch.

  • @wrestlinganime4life288

    @wrestlinganime4life288

    Жыл бұрын

    It hurts. Because a more development and independent Congo means a better future for Africa and a better future for the WORLD

  • @badlt5897

    @badlt5897

    Жыл бұрын

    Use of social media there only inflames the conflict.

  • @edobwoy

    @edobwoy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wrestlinganime4life288 it is the white mineral companies that finance the rebels to keep the caos. Who do you think recruit and get them weapons?? Watch the movie blood diamond. The UN forces are just there ensure minerals are transported to Europe. You can't honestly believe rebels are well trained and smarter than UN troops all these years yet they killed Sadam Hussein, Gaddafi, Osama

  • @Ashley_Schaeffer

    @Ashley_Schaeffer

    Жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile the Dirty Chinese are quietly pillaging the resources of the country...

  • @Record553

    @Record553

    11 ай бұрын

    hi could you send me the assignment, i need it for my studies 🙏

  • @dopekills5202
    @dopekills5202 Жыл бұрын

    That song at the beginning was so hard

  • @parakalot
    @parakalot Жыл бұрын

    The imagery in the end-scene of the group is absolutely stunning! Bravo!

  • @Zeyede_Siyum
    @Zeyede_Siyum Жыл бұрын

    ድል እና ሠላም ለኮንጎ ሕዝብ 🇪🇹❤🇨🇩

  • @amanuelfekadu7301

    @amanuelfekadu7301

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen Bro 🙏

  • @Kolesha

    @Kolesha

    Жыл бұрын

    I love beta Israel. My cousins.

  • @jdaddyaz
    @jdaddyaz Жыл бұрын

    One thing I noticed was the lack of old men. Chilling to think that it is because the men are dying in such large numbers that few of them make it to old age.

  • @nassergabriel4778

    @nassergabriel4778

    Жыл бұрын

    Most African countries have an average age of 20 and a high fertility rate

  • @MAC9949

    @MAC9949

    Жыл бұрын

    They mostly died in the Second Congo War. That brief war killed like 2 million people in a very short period of time, most of them women and old people.

  • @odar9729

    @odar9729

    Жыл бұрын

    Any country with a lower average age tends to have lot more problem

  • @Omni9519

    @Omni9519

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nassergabriel4778I’m not sure where you got that information, as it is very wrong. The lowest average life expectancy is Chad at 53.

  • @peterschmalz2187

    @peterschmalz2187

    Жыл бұрын

    Instead of Europe or the US most african countrys still have a natural population with many young people and only a few old people. Often to much young people regarding the lack of food and water in these areas. These kind of overpopulation causes constantly wars. In the west overpopulation comes from overaging which will cause violent conflicts soon or later as well.

  • @larrytan73
    @larrytan735 ай бұрын

    Africa is so raw and beaitful!

  • @papoosel1671
    @papoosel16714 ай бұрын

    From America with love and Peace.

  • @chrislogas5380
    @chrislogas5380 Жыл бұрын

    I’m from Congo Kinshasa! It very sad what is happening in Congo now but I know one day everything will be ok in Congo 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @Jarod-vg9wq

    @Jarod-vg9wq

    Жыл бұрын

    Never give up no matter how impossible the dream may seem ❤

  • @BushMaster420circle

    @BushMaster420circle

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah never give up that hope but you should try n get away for a lil bit until its more peaceful!!! i totally get it if u cant n stay safe!!!! umm whats the protest about? n is it all about those mines n what not? & whats ur age in this zone of wildness!!!!

  • @Official_aj19

    @Official_aj19

    Жыл бұрын

    In Nigeria currently, things are bad and there’s been chaos and fights. I pray one day Africa is settled and we unite ❤️

  • @kagu2splashy

    @kagu2splashy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BushMaster420circle kinshasa and most of the DRC is p much safe from the rebels, its just this region that faces some crisis

  • @BushMaster420circle

    @BushMaster420circle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kagu2splashy ooo man thats good!! but yeah it sucks how the world is.... i wish we could all live in peace & respect eachothers differences

  • @j.daniels1548
    @j.daniels1548 Жыл бұрын

    Africa does not have gun and ammunition factories, which means all of these guns and weapons are imported. Who keeps giving them these weapons and funding these tribal wars?

  • @mr.rainc0at614

    @mr.rainc0at614

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty much every major power in the world + extremist groups who want the region destabilized. Lots of old weapons need to be sold to someone, Africa is an easy sell.

  • @j.daniels1548

    @j.daniels1548

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mr.rainc0at614 it has always fascinated me how one of the most heavily sanctioned continents on the planet, and the most extreme poverty on the planet keeps getting access to all of this military hardware, equipment, and ammunition.

  • @eid8fkebe7f27ejdjdjduyhsvqhwu2

    @eid8fkebe7f27ejdjdjduyhsvqhwu2

    Жыл бұрын

    Those countries that want cheap resources.

  • @RR-ri4vn

    @RR-ri4vn

    Жыл бұрын

    Stop blaming white man

  • @donniezawadski2047

    @donniezawadski2047

    Жыл бұрын

    Guns germs and steel , also read up on organized crime rings in the world that invested overseas shipping companies . One example is the American Italian Mafia

  • @HiTechDreams
    @HiTechDreams Жыл бұрын

    So sad I have nothing but tears

  • @terpekiseo8748
    @terpekiseo8748 Жыл бұрын

    The song from the start is a certified banger

  • @Picassoblve
    @Picassoblve Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this news outlet I'm a neighbor to congo and not ever has the crisis in congo been brought to our TV sets Africa... the moment you think it's over it becomes even worse

  • @timddall1440

    @timddall1440

    Жыл бұрын

    . I am Congolese. The M23 are a rebell group. There are around hundred rebel groups operating in Congo . The M23 are the biggest one . These rebel group are backed by foreigners countries such Rwanda and Uganda. But behind Rwanda and Uganda , there are the United states and the European Union countries that support Rwanda and Uganda. Because Congo is a geo politics land . Electric cars , iPhone, Samsung , laptop ...etc are manufactured with minerals from Congo . That's why you will never hear the president of the US whether TRUMP Or BIDEN mention Congo . But you see how they are sending tanks, aircraft, missile and billion of tax payers money to Ukraine . But when it comes to Congo which claims more lives since WW2 , no one said nothing. This is how hypocrite the west are . In the US want the conflicts in Congo to end , it will end . But they don't. Because they benefit from it. Europe and America are complaining about immigrants but they built their countries by destabilizing poor countries .

  • @Picassoblve

    @Picassoblve

    Жыл бұрын

    @@timddall1440 You've spoken wisely Japan was NUCLEAR BOMBED in 1945 and by 1980 was considered a regional super power posed to take over from the USA as the global economy. Ghana, first country to gain independence in africa(1957) but look at it today, ABSOLUTELY operating below its potential. This world needs africa poor, enslaved and most lmportantly divided This world works within a system, and it requires certain people to always lose for others to gain when there is enough to go around... I hear your grievance brother and I pray for your country everyday Believe CHANGE IS COMING

  • @tktilk3878
    @tktilk3878 Жыл бұрын

    As Ukrainian, I fully support Vice journalism in how it was covering the war in Ukraine from 2014 onwards up to 2023. I hope Kongolese people finally achieve peace and will prosper alongside other proud peoples

  • @beatamafulu2405

    @beatamafulu2405

    Жыл бұрын

    We, Congolese, are also praying and hope you find peace. Let God restore peace in Ukraine.

  • @Sir_Pumpington_Of_Dumpenshire

    @Sir_Pumpington_Of_Dumpenshire

    Жыл бұрын

    Your hopes are meaningless. Both of these "wars" are funded by israeli religious groups.

  • @Jojinho77

    @Jojinho77

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brother I wish the same as well.

  • @Valleygirl210

    @Valleygirl210

    Жыл бұрын

    Go fight for your country coward

  • @kimwarburton8490

    @kimwarburton8490

    Жыл бұрын

    i wish to all of you facing the horrors of war; Peace, Freedom, restorative justice, equality and of course stability. My heart and thoughts go out to you all.

  • @PrivateDncr86
    @PrivateDncr866 ай бұрын

    OMG! There should be much more discussion of this! 😮

  • @kristianelchami9459
    @kristianelchami9459 Жыл бұрын

    that song sung by the group at the beginning is so good.

  • @knocktfout5539
    @knocktfout5539 Жыл бұрын

    This is the Vice I like to see.

  • @neoreign

    @neoreign

    Жыл бұрын

    You will believe anything huh

  • @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@neoreign??? They're just talking about that they would rather like to see the vice that shows important things rather than some guy that's doing drugs in his mom's basement.

  • @brendenshannon2501

    @brendenshannon2501

    Жыл бұрын

    Or pedophile sympathy.

  • @sendthis9480

    @sendthis9480

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle No… They’re spilling rhetoric. It’s the “kewl” thing to cry about VICE’s stories. It makes people feel “in the know” if they complain about VICE stories. Is easily the most cliche and needy thing on this channel. It’s like…you kids have never seen a real news channel before, so you gush and spill a bunch of emotions about VICE, and fanboi over them like they’re perfect. Vice is EXTREMELY bias. But you kids boast about them. You think it’s “kewl”. Get over yourself.

  • @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    @HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 *"you kids have never seen a real news channel before, so you gush and spill a bunch of emotions about VICE, and fanboi over them like they’re perfect"* Thanks for revealing your ignorance and bias yourself. I do not *"fanboi"* nor to I worship Vice nor feel like I need it like you are implying, but I certainly don't see anybody else bringing this to light except Vice. Actually use critical thinking skills of what you type out before posting replies, because you look like a fool commenting something that makes bold statements without any evidence and instead with your emotions of your own.

  • @SakoiFish
    @SakoiFish Жыл бұрын

    Damn vice doing good journalism 👏

  • @chilleverest

    @chilleverest

    Жыл бұрын

    it was also a cinematic masterpiece.

  • @azaelia2000
    @azaelia2000 Жыл бұрын

    This is so so tragic. Underneath their land is filled with wealth worth trillions but due to the war they live in poverty. May God heal the land.

  • @svenheilborn1537
    @svenheilborn153710 ай бұрын

    Congratulations for your national holiday on 30th June Democratic Republic of Congo from your friends in Germany

  • @storiesrecap2400
    @storiesrecap2400 Жыл бұрын

    VICE is on fire this year, your journalism is on another level. i Can't even believe it VICE. Very Well Done, awaiting your next story.

  • @sendthis9480

    @sendthis9480

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude…STOP! You have 71 comments on here…EVERY SINGLE ONE is stroking and spilling emotional rhetoric about VICE. It’s a new station. Get over it, drama queen.

  • @skwishydude

    @skwishydude

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 you have 641 comments on vice videos complaining about people commenting.

  • @aidandavis_

    @aidandavis_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 BROOOOO why are you counting! That makes it sooo much worse lol. And really, no one cares about what Stories Recap says anyway. They are one person! why u mad?

  • @storiesrecap2400

    @storiesrecap2400

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sendthis9480 sounds like a you problem.

  • @spateri728

    @spateri728

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@sendthis9480 Shut up.

  • @JimboJamboJames
    @JimboJamboJames Жыл бұрын

    The Congolese deserve peace more than any other people .

  • @bambina5604

    @bambina5604

    Жыл бұрын

    People deserve peace equally

  • @nobodyspecial4702

    @nobodyspecial4702

    Жыл бұрын

    People get the peace they want and these people have chosen not to have peace.

  • @Summoningz

    @Summoningz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nobodyspecial4702 Do they just lay down and let the enemy kill them?

  • @nobodyspecial4702

    @nobodyspecial4702

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Summoningz If they're pacifists, sure. That would be stupid but whatever.

  • @suesmith9665
    @suesmith966510 ай бұрын

    No one is born to die but born to preserve

  • @michaelabrajan9704
    @michaelabrajan9704 Жыл бұрын

    Love that song they’re singing in the opening part of the video. Song about life and death.

  • @daviroza4700

    @daviroza4700

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it sounds fire 😂

  • @Geredis089
    @Geredis089 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and well done here. Sadly, the conflict in DRC, while succinctly explained in many ways in this piece, seems to lack a few details in my opinion. Namely that there's no end in sight until the incentive structures for the conflict change - they keep discussing the same talking points as to their reasons for fighting, and I don't mean to suggest here that they are wrong. However, this conflict cannot, and will not, end anytime soon because no one wants it to end. And I don't mean it in the sense of that no one is trying, but that the various incentives on both sides are towards disunity and conflict. As it stands, the central government is, shockingly, more stable with rebellion and militias running rampant than it would be without these armed factions to deal with due to rife factionalism within the government proper. The militias (on both sides, because while M23 and various anti-government militias do exist, there are at least as many pro-Kinshasa militias, which have the same incentive structure to perpetuate the conflict) have no incentive to end because of their various rackets, and both sides get so much money and assorted assistance from foreign support that any disruption to the status quo, sadly, would be far, far, more destabilizing to the country and region than this continued conflict.

  • @jamiebizness1

    @jamiebizness1

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like the plan is working perfectly for the western mining companies .

  • @ahorrell

    @ahorrell

    Жыл бұрын

    And the sad fact is that rebellion is a very economically viable strategy. There's been a long cycle of 'poor security situation, rebel, build power through guns and minerals, negotiate for peace with govt, get paid off/integrated into Army, get more resources, repeat.' Add in two countries looting and funding militia, and it all gets a LOT worse. It's hard to see an end to the conflict until this dynamic ends, and MONUSCO certainly can't end it.

  • @nobodyspecial4702

    @nobodyspecial4702

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamiebizness1 Works perfectly for the eastern ones, too.

  • @jamiebizness1

    @jamiebizness1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nobodyspecial4702 free congo

  • @jamiebizness1

    @jamiebizness1

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm ashamed to say alot of these companies are Canadian owned . Where I live from . They exploit the earth here as well . Here there and everywhere . Last I looked in over 140 countries mining and mineral extraction with Canadian firms. Either exploiting the lack of infrastructure or in somw cases funding private militia to "protect" their interest in the region . My friend and brother from congo told me when they see geology being done near villages . They either have ti run and leave or join the mine . If they fight they die

  • @debramorgan3824
    @debramorgan3824 Жыл бұрын

    May you be blessed, in all that comes your way......❤️❤️💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @ZUPPOFLYINGSNAKE_
    @ZUPPOFLYINGSNAKE_6 ай бұрын

    God bless Africa

  • @gracewilliams7476
    @gracewilliams7476 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you to vice for speaking and tackling this issue, while so many media outlets have ignored, im truly heartbroken for my country of origin and I always try to bring attention to this.

  • @agriope2334
    @agriope2334 Жыл бұрын

    I am Congolese and you already calling this a "rebellion" sends alarm bells. If anyone really cares about what is going on in Congo and wants to understand, go to Human Rights Watch, the UN, and more credible sources. Please know that these are real images of real people told in a completely wrong context that does not overall lead to the truth of what is going on in Congo. I am speaking up for myself and my people. We are dying, and media like this is why the world knows so little about it and us. It erases our struggle and we are then truly dying in obscurity. If you care, please get informed, and do what you can to help us. Thank you for reading this.

  • @markwahlberg2383

    @markwahlberg2383

    Жыл бұрын

    What is this if not a rebellion?

  • @isaacparker810

    @isaacparker810

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is it not a rebellion just out of interest?

  • @wynstonclemens2469

    @wynstonclemens2469

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markwahlberg2383 It's not a rebellion dude. an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. According to this video these people were called on by the Congolese gov't to fight for their country against M23. M23 is the rebellion in this case.

  • @wynstonclemens2469

    @wynstonclemens2469

    Жыл бұрын

    @@isaacparker810 It's not a rebellion dude. an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. According to this video these people were called on by the Congolese gov't to fight for their country against M23. M23 is the rebellion in this case.

  • @lelkaya7912

    @lelkaya7912

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wynstonclemens2469 M23 is an invading force because it is from Rwanda. The Mai-mai groups are Congolese militias not rebels. That how it should have been broadcasted

  • @THSimagery
    @THSimagery Жыл бұрын

    Wow. And what bravery to bring this story.

  • @user-ho9mc8uc3b
    @user-ho9mc8uc3b5 ай бұрын

    ima need the soundtrack to this episode

  • @lputaa
    @lputaa Жыл бұрын

    We pray for peace in our beloved East Africa

  • @smartly_styled

    @smartly_styled

    Жыл бұрын

    You meant central Africa🇨🇩

  • @lputaa

    @lputaa

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smartly_styled that's EA still

  • @lolaispure4296

    @lolaispure4296

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@lputaa how is it East Africa? It's Central East. East is in the horn, a little further. Congo is RIGHT in the middle of Africa.

  • @tonyeffik6781

    @tonyeffik6781

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lolaispure4296 east isn’t only the horn, there’s also south eastern african countries around the great lakes. i’m sure he mentioned east africa because quite frankly the eastern part of congo is geographically closer to east africa

  • @lolaispure4296

    @lolaispure4296

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tonyeffik6781 the Eastern Part of Congo might be close to eastern countries around the great lakes ( i was born in that region), but Congo as a whole is a central african country Both geographically and population wise. That Kivu area is very small compared to the rest.

  • @pauliewalnuts240
    @pauliewalnuts240 Жыл бұрын

    Respect to vice for this type of journalism. The issues that are hard to gain access, difficult to organize, and too dangerous is what we want to hear about.

  • @carlo_katana

    @carlo_katana

    Жыл бұрын

    do you want to hear where the Cobalt in your tesla is coming from then?

  • @clintonjfox
    @clintonjfox Жыл бұрын

    Incredible story telling and journalism by Ms. Steers. Vice News, thank you for getting back to your roots and finding excellent investigative journalists with even more incredible stories.

  • @vitumbikoliomba
    @vitumbikoliomba Жыл бұрын

    The final shots, wow.

  • @nps_bolz1784
    @nps_bolz1784 Жыл бұрын

    The song at the beginning was so beautiful

  • @AlanSmith88888
    @AlanSmith88888 Жыл бұрын

    I feel so sorry for these people. They live in such a natural resources rich land, but have been oppressed, controlled and manipulated by so many over the history of their existence. Will they ever break this cycle of poverty, death and violence? Maybe one day.

  • @doreenjoiner8405

    @doreenjoiner8405

    Жыл бұрын

    No, they won’t.

  • @itsbeyondme5560

    @itsbeyondme5560

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@doreenjoiner8405 you killed their president ...like.duh

  • @nobodyspecial4702

    @nobodyspecial4702

    Жыл бұрын

    They've had the chance for the last couple decades and instead of trying to work together, every faction is out for itself at the expense of every other one around them.

  • @Bell_plejdo568p

    @Bell_plejdo568p

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nobodyspecial4702 There funded by forein powers usally westren countires and coportion, they average citzens will suffer

  • @Bell_plejdo568p

    @Bell_plejdo568p

    Жыл бұрын

    @@doreenjoiner8405 Hopefully they will, y are u being a hater

  • @ClemTec
    @ClemTec6 ай бұрын

    Interesting.

  • @Tropicaya
    @Tropicaya Жыл бұрын

    Bro!!! What's up with the SOUND EFFECTS???

  • @zach5753
    @zach5753 Жыл бұрын

    the song they all sang at the beginning was was incredible

  • @DGalzak

    @DGalzak

    Жыл бұрын

    cant agree more, i dont know if it has a name but i think its sang in Swahili

  • @user-vr4ko7hx9d

    @user-vr4ko7hx9d

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DGalzak Lingala

  • @onyx5895

    @onyx5895

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@user-vr4ko7hx9d do you know the title of the song?

  • @dbm4365

    @dbm4365

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, there's no name for this song. It's a motivational song which we sing to give us courage in the face of dangers.

  • @Imlastudios
    @Imlastudios Жыл бұрын

    My heart hurts for the children

  • @seltonk5136

    @seltonk5136

    Жыл бұрын

    My head hurts for the relentless stupidity and superstition in this dump of a nation

  • @algomes2060
    @algomes2060 Жыл бұрын

    My bed suddenly feels more comfortable now.

  • @sveannnnnnn7578
    @sveannnnnnn7578 Жыл бұрын

    there are real heroes here !!! Everyone of them

  • @Ravik122
    @Ravik122 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for showing us that. The clips/frames at the end of the material are straight artistic.

  • @anonymousanonymous-ir6gh

    @anonymousanonymous-ir6gh

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed, very artistic

  • @Ibrahim-kq9er
    @Ibrahim-kq9er Жыл бұрын

    The song at the start was bangin

  • @carlosubakx379

    @carlosubakx379

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to know the song name to

  • @vanesafaure1295
    @vanesafaure12956 ай бұрын

    Wow!!!

  • @feliz2892
    @feliz2892 Жыл бұрын

    Vive la République et Vive le Congo ! Courage mes frères, mes soeurs nous sommes avec vous

  • @mistywinn7398
    @mistywinn7398 Жыл бұрын

    Prayers for everyone fighting for the right. Woman and men may God be with you at all times ❤️❤️ Congolese are beautiful people and land is so rich.

  • @thetobyg

    @thetobyg

    Жыл бұрын

    Which god is it today? 🤣

  • @DGalzak
    @DGalzak Жыл бұрын

    That chant at the start sounds so good 0:01 Song name?

  • @AndalusianMyDiamond
    @AndalusianMyDiamond Жыл бұрын

    the song they were singing in the beginning sounded so cool

  • @Glorious_Yell0w
    @Glorious_Yell0w Жыл бұрын

    My wife is working in Congo. Im so worried about what is happening in the country. But im so proud of her to. I feel for all the people of Congo both rebells and all the people. Its a curse that Congo has so much minerals.

  • @andredavis3350
    @andredavis3350 Жыл бұрын

    can't help but notice how stylish the civilians are. They don't have much, but man are they making the most of what they have. 2:10 the cowboy hat on the dude on theft and the plaid scarf on the dude on the right are bangers tbh.