One thing that has been frustrating about recent events in Beni region is how poorly they are reported on by the media and therefore how distorted the situation must look to westerners. There was one particularly bad article that came out on Reuters and Yahoo a few weeks back that claimed an act of cannibalism without having any witnesses to the event. I was happy to find an article a few days later that countered the article and condemned the practice of using clickbait and stereotypes to gain readership. This is a similar lesson for news coverage of other conflicts around the world.
November 23, 2014
A Look into Congolese Politics
During the recent insecurity in Beni, I have begun following more news of the Congo and reading more materials in an attempt to try to understand some of the complexity of Congolese politics. Here is a blog I found by Jason Stearns called Congo Siasa. He is the author of the book Dancing in the Glory of Monsters that I read a while back. He wrote one post in particular that discusses the recent insecurity. It’s a few weeks old but I want to share it because it does a much better job describing the situation than the news.
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