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"The War The World Ignores": A Look at War-Devastated Congo & The Country's First Multi-Party Elections in 45 Years

"The War The World Ignores": A Look at War-Devastated Congo & The Country's First Multi-Party Elections in 45 Years

The conflict in Congo has been called the world’s largest forgotten war. Yet while millions have died since the start of the most recent violence in 1998, the country has been torn apart by resource exploitation and government repression for decades. On July 30, Congo’s voters went to the polls for the first time in over 45 years, however allegations have surfaced that the elections were marred by fraud and international meddling. We speak to Alexis Motunda, national secretary for Congo’s main opposition party, as well as to journalist Johann Hari of the UK Independent, and the Congo Education Council’s Tshimanga John Metzel. [includes rush transcript]

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