The Congo has been a mess since about 1960 when Belgium pulled out from running it as a colony.

The ending of empires was done well by some European Nations and worse by others. 60 years down the line
Britain did better than most in my view but was by no means perfect.

The problem is imposing nation state boundaries on top of tribal boundaries which always re - emerge to
cause bloodshed.

The Balkans which caused World War One was still a problem 90 years later.