The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, which rubberstamped the plunder and pillage of Africa, continues to haunt the continent today, but nowhere more so than the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For the past 30 years, the DRC has been forced into a cycle of never-ending violence, with the country’s natural resources the main culprit of instability. Six million killed. Millions more displaced. Rwandan-backed militias roam free. Meanwhile, the people of Congo continue to suffer. The West has a talent for blaming Africa’s problems on itself, and Congo is no exception. But the story of the DRC, a…