The article talks about a recently published work entitled “The Congo, Promised Land, prey to the holocausts. The anti-Semitic crusades in the Forêt du Midi”, which is generating a lot of interest and discussion in Kinshasa. The authors of this book assert that the massacres carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not simply acts of plundering of the country’s natural resources, but rather an attempt to exterminate the Congolese people in order to replace them.
According to the authors, the main holocausts in the DRC were committed by Leopold II and Paul Kagame, and resulted in the deaths of millions of people. They question the idea that the motivations for these massacres are primarily economic, and assert that the real objective is the elimination of the Congolese people themselves.
An important part of the authors’ argument rests on their assertion that the Congolese people have a Jewish identity and that the Congo is in fact the land promised to Abraham. They thus contest the biblical and Western idea according to which the promised land would be Palestine, and base their thesis on linguistic, cultural, geographical and geopolitical elements.
They particularly highlight the characteristics of the Congo as described in ancient sacred texts, such as the presence of numerous rivers, the abundance of natural resources, and the fact that the country is a true ecological lung for the planet. They claim that these elements support their thesis that Congo is the true promised land.
This book is part of a series of other recent publications, such as “Holocaust in Congo. The silence of the international community. France complicit?” by Cameroonian journalist Charles Onana. These works highlight the violence and looting rampant in the DRC and point out the responsibility of certain countries and the international community in this situation.
It is clear that this publication sparks numerous debates and challenges our perceptions and knowledge about the history and identity of the Congolese people. It is important to continue research and reflection on this subject in order to deepen our understanding of the situation in the DRC and to advance justice and respect for human rights in the country.