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Busboys and Poets, Cafe Arte, Che Guevara Congo, Congo - Rwanda relations, Freddy Ilunga, Friends of the Congo, Institute for Policy Studies, Kambale Musavuli, Ofunshi Oba Koso, Orisha, Patrice Lumumba, Victor Dreke
Yesterday evening, the Friends of the Congo, with support from the Institute for Policy Studies, hosted a fantastic event (From Cuba to Kuba) which explored Cuban solidarity with African anti-imperialism movements. Che Guevara’s 7 month mission in the Congo in 1965 was the background for most of the dicussion. I had previously been to a Friends of the Congo event (held in the exact same venue no less – the DC municipal center on 14th and U) and I felt at odds with the organization’s ideological approach. I no longer have such qualms.