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The Congo's OTHER Hidden War

Simon Whistler · September 28, 2025 · 20 min video · Africa

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is at war. Right now, a rebel insurgency has taken hold in the country's east, capturing villages, pushing back Congolese soldiers improving all but impossible to shake out from their centers of power.

The Congo is fighting hard to contain them, but it's struggling to do so, as the rebels perpetrate unbelievable atrocities against civilians and soldiers alike.

Even with the help of foreign guidance, the Congo is unable to get the upper hands, and as the rebels take more and more territory, the nation's incredibly lucrative natural resources fall under insurgent control.

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