Kabila's Congo - Democratic Republic of Congo

June 1999
Following Kabila's takeover, Kinshasa's unpaid and undervalued middle classes urgently want a better life. We examine the future of a new regime which rode to power promising real change. At informal 'street parliaments', the educated classes scrutinise every aspect of Kabila's rule and what they find makes them nervous - they're awaiting democracy and jobs. In one group lawyers and doctors gather for anxious political debate. At Kinshasa's version of Wall Street, located on a muddy road, American dollars change hands for local currency during vigorous trading: official banks have little or no cash. American-educated Deogratias Baharama works unpaid at the dilapidated Ministry of Agriculture. His wife Jean sells beans at market just to keep their dingy home. Finance Minister Mwampanga Mwana Nanga wants to kick start the economy but has a problem, "I need hard cash. I need money", he sighs. A printing press still churns out sheets of virtually worthless paper money. At a political rally Laurent Kabila provokes a frenzy with a promise to end unemployment. Though wary of the future, people are, for now, prepared to 'wait and see'.

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[modjuye]

hadnt only the american killed lumumba to put mobutu in power , the situation may have been different sad

[brightnfamous]

Oyebi que batu mususu na compredaka bango te ee...Comment okoki koya awa na ''Youtube'' pona kofinga biso ba congolais ya RDC epuis na mboka na biso??? Surtout yo ''OYANOR na MOBBDEEPUNIT'' Batu ya boye il faut ko repondre bango na Lingala pona ko lakisa bango que Lingala pe eza langue lokola ba langues nionso epuis baza wana te pona ko finga mboka na biso. So big up (as we say in London) to ''XSMUCKER, ZUKAKIN and MUAMBILA'' GOD bless RDC!

[mrhnm]

@Shnufkin War was a factor, but printing fiat currency like its magic is also part of the problem.

[mrhnm]

Its funny Obama prints money I wish he would look at Congo and see the results.

[UnionKid15]

thanks a lot for posting this video, DROTC.

[ih8makinusernames]

His rule will be remembered because of the Second Congo War. 5.4 million dead. Nice going.

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

kabila sallings uranium for terroriste mondial

[ThirstyDad65]

racists are human scum

[muambila]

@Oyanor Fuck U!