Hundreds of people have been brutally killed and more than 150,000 have fled their homes in remote parts of Katanga province ... and those of the Congolese army on the other.
They were at a dangerous spot: halfway between U.N. headquarters and an important Katanga army building a few hundred yards away. For hours the missionaries ducked, as blast after blast struck ...
The army mutinied against Belgian officers. The main mining area, Katanga, declared itself a separate state under Moise Tshombe, but with strategic support and encouragement from Belgian mining ...
U.S. Decision. Supporting the U.N. is an admitted risk for the U.S. If the U.N. army succeeds in subduing Katanga by force, it will hardly be the beginning of good will in the Congo. On the other ...