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Congo, Ebola Virus Disease, and Colonial Exploitation
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
22 May 2026
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Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, joins Black Agenda Report to discuss the latest outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease and explains what it tells us about conditions in that country, which has been beset by many crises, including an invasion and occupation by Rwanda and the continued theft of its resources.

 


 

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