Violence in the Congo: Western Exploitation and Human Rights Abuse

In conversation with Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja.

Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja was educated in the Congo and in the United States. He has his PhD in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His focus is on governance in African countries. He served as the Director of the UN Oslo Governance Center, and was a facilitator for the Africa Governance Institute. He has worked as a consultant for the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. He has also worked for the US Department of State. His most recent publication is The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People’s History. He is currently a professor of African Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.