Manu<\/a>” (reportedly Morgan’s second in command) is still wreaking havoc. During the week of 27-31 August, there were at least two more attacks attributed to Mai-Mai Lumumba elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe birth and growth of Mai-Mai Lumumba highlights a fundamental and recurrent problem in eastern Congo: the failure of the Congolese state to provide security and to prevent the illegal exploitation of natural resources. Indeed, FARDC officers appear to be complicit in arming Morgan, enabling his activities, and benefiting from his exploitation of ivory and gold from the RFO. Mai-Mai Lumumba’s deliberate and exceptional cruelty against people and okapi are shocking, but so too is the Congolese government’s dereliction of its most basic responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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