Roadblock Politics, The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name, and Batman Saves the Congo all examine the seeming perpetual violence in the Congo and dispel misconceptions surrounding Congolese conflicts. These books were reviewed by Laura Seay, who wrote “No, Batman didn’t save the Congo, and other book reviews” for The Monkey Cage as part of the 2022 African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular.
Review read by Ami Tamakloe. Episode edited by Funanya Ikechukwu.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “No, Batman Didn’t Save the Congo, and Other Book Reviews” by Laura Seay
- Roadblock Politics: The Origins of Violence in Central Africa by Peer Schouten
- The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo by Jason K. Stearns
- Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development by Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey