Uganda and Rwanda: African Proxies of Western Imperialism

Uganda and Rwanda: African Proxies of Western Imperialism

For decades, the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda have been engaged in multiple wars revolving around security, sovereignty and survival. A crucial part of this is how the West benefits and uses all three countries to generate a state of near-permanent insecurity in order to cheaply extract minerals and resources from the region. Behind this, both Rwanda and Uganda have attempted to position themselves as partners for the West in Central and East Africa, …