Dr Osman Dar argues that Patrice Lumumba's 1961 murder enabled Western-backed kleptocracy, hollowing out DRC's state capacity. This governance vacuum drives recurring Ebola outbreaks by forcing communities into virus-carrying wildlife habitats through poverty and displacement.
DRC’s colonial past fuels new Ebola outbreak
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