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The role of the West in the non-development of Congo
Šikulová, Eva ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This paper describes the development of Congo since its beginnings until today and focuses on the influence of the Western world on the country. Congo was founded by the Belgian king Leopold II and became his personal colony. Leopold's regime was orientated on the expoitation of Congo's natural resources, above all rubber and ivory. The inhuman treatment of Africans caused international criticism and Leopold was forced to hand over the colony to Belgium. Under belgian rule the economic development of Congo started, even though congolese people were still considered second category citiziens. After gaining independence the country was caught in total chaos until the revolution by general Mobutu. After taking over the government, he ruled Congo for 32 years, supported by the West, and the country was systematically ruined. In 1997, during the first Congo war, Mobutu was overthrown by Laurent Kabila. One year later another war started and though it officialy ended in 2003, a regional conflict in Kivu is still going on. The motivation of armed groups is the mineral wealth of the region. Western companies are indirectly financing the conflict through importing conflict minerals.
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The resource war on the Congo-Rwanda boarder
Paggio, Sofie ; Žák, Květoslav (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
The thesis is about insurrections in the Democratic republic of the Congo connected with mining of raw materials, focusing on coltan and Kivus provinces. The task of this thesis is to acquaint the reader with the coltan ore, explain the presence of armed groups on the eastern part of the country and summarize the consequences of their actions for civilians.
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The Western Influence on Current Situation in Rwanda
Počerová, Veronika ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Sršeň, Radim (referee)
This thesis deals with the influence of the West on Rwanda. The main focus is on the recent development, from eighties up to now. In order to ensure full comprehension of all related events, there is a brief description of the pre-colonial and colonial era in the first chapter. The thesis focuses mainly on the behaviour of main western powers -- France, Great Britain and the United States of America, they are complemented by Belgium which plays an important role in the case of Rwanda. The thesis also deals with the influence of other international actors, namely with the UN but other international governmental and non-governmental organizations and transnational corporations are included as well.
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