The Democratic Republic of the Congo is at war. Again. Sixty-five years of mismanagement began with a CIA assassination plot that condemned millions of Congolese to unending conflict. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Miles Bryan, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Rebel soldiers with a group called M23 who have taken control of the Congolese city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by MICHEL LUNANGA/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a large and beautiful country in Central Africa. On its east, it borders Rwanda. And right now, a rebel group called M23 is on a rampage in Congo after capturing the Congolese city of Goma.
The morgues in Goma are overflowing.
We can't go on like this. Mothers are raped, killed. When will this end? Until when?
Aid agencies are struggling too. Their warehouses in Goma were looted.
The men of M23 have been at this on and off for years now. Congo is always on edge. Civilians have to flee these M23 incursions, leaving their homes again and again and again to escape this campaign of killing and rape. So who is funding and arming M23? It is Rwanda. Coming up on today explained why everyone, including the United States, won't stop messing around in Congo.
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