Ouagadougou: The writer-political scientist and former Director General (DG) of the national television of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RTNC), Freddy Mulumba Kabuayi, on Saturday urged Africans to stand up to have control of their natural wealth, in the face of plunder by Western imperialists.
‘In the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the complicity of the Western world, multinationals exploit our raw materials for free,’ declared Congolese writer-political scientist Freddy Mulumba Kabuayi.
For him, Africans must stand up to avoid the pillaging of their natural resources by Westerners, who have been doing so since the advent of independence.
Mr. Kabuayi, former CEO of RTNC, spoke on Saturday at the DRC consulate in Ouagadougou, during a press conference organized by the Bana Congo Democratic Association (ABCD) on the national situation in his country.
Seizing the opportunity, he explained that these Westerners caused a genocide in the Congo, causing 10 million deaths, 7 million displaced people and
500,000 women raped.
‘Surprisingly, across the world, maybe even in Africa, people don’t know what’s going on. I came to Ouagadougou to explain to others what is happening in Congo and to draw inspiration from the Burkinabè experience,’ he maintained.
According to the former CEO of RTNC, in Kinshasa, the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, is applauded by the youth, because he remains a model and a visionary for the development of Africa.
Freddy Mulumba Kabuayi also stressed that Captain Traoré launched a new era of building a rich and prosperous Africa for the benefit of the people.
He also noted that the issues are geopolitical due to the fact that there is international competition between several powers.
In his opinion, China and Russia advocate the liberation of Africa through markets and security, while Western capitalists maintain wars on the black continent to plunder its wealth.
‘Westerners think that since 1885 (Berlin Conference), Africa belongs to them. We must change the situation,’
confided the Congolese writer-political scientist.
He clarified that African elites are disconnected from their societies and that they must reconnect quickly in order to allow their populations to better benefit from the dividends of their wealth.
‘Think about accepting contradictions, discussions and agreeing to launch a new Africa which will be powerful, beautiful, proud with men who have ambitions of greatness,’ he said.
The president of the ABCD, a structure of Congolese nationals living in Burkina Faso, Trésorine Nlandu Divengi, said she was satisfied with the press briefing which will shed light on the situation in her country for her compatriots.
Ms. Divengi indicated that the exchanges will make it possible to raise awareness among the members of the association and the Burkinabè on what is currently happening in DR Congo.
‘We hope that with the awareness and information that we will bring to the public, people will know that everything that happens in my country can happen elsewhere,’ she noted
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Source: Burkina Information Agency