In the old days, President Mobutu used to rent the tough Moroccan Army whenever he had to fight rebels from Katanga or Cuban invaders. During the early 60's, a handful of white mercenaries led by the legendary Mad Mike Hoare and Bob Denard almost took over Congo. Today, white mercenaries have been replaced by Africa's newest colonialists, Zimbabwe and Angola. Savimbi, in spite of being demonized by western liberals, is a remarkable leader, one of Africa's very best, and adored by his people. But when Angola became a major source of oil for the United States, Washington abruptly ditched old ally Savimbi, and backed Dos Santos brutal marxist regime in Luanda, which, is still armed and supported by Russia, Ukraine, and Cuba.
Oil certainly makes strange bedfellows.
It's almost as if the 1980's Cold War era has revived in war-torn Congo. There are reports of new' Cuban troops flying into Angola to free up Angolan forces to go fight in Congo. Bleeding Congo is being torn apart by its rapacious neighbors. The US, which backs both sides in the war, seems content with the status quo.