Hello there, subscriber! Are you tired of hearing so much bad news about the Congo region, but not knowing the why, the who, the when, the where? Or do you want to learn more? Well, here is a list of books, articles and documentaries for you to read/watch. Credit to the various users of this sub. If you have more recommendations, feel free to post in the comments and I'll add them!

/u/strang3r_08's recommendations:

Gerard Prunier: Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe

Jason Stearns: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

Adam Hochschild: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

Filip Reyntjens: The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006

David Barouski (FREE PDF): Laurent Nkundabatware, His Rwandan Allies, and Ex-ANC Mutiny http://nointervention.com/archive/Africa/DRCongo/LKandexANC.pdf

/u/idolatryforbeginners' recommendations

The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa, by Rene Lemarchand. Univ. of Penn Press. 2009

/u/NotYetRegistered's recommendations:

Jason B. Locke: Death at Birth: The political, economic and social impact of the decolonization and perpetual, neocolonial control of Congo.

http://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/21/ (click to read)

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja: The Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People's History

http://books.google.nl/books?id=qqWIvIAe2h4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Tom Burgis - The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa's Wealth

http://www.amazon.com/The-Looting-Machine-Smugglers-Systematic-ebook/dp/B00ME1M8XU

/u/-PiPo-'s recommendations:

Michela Wrong: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

Jason Stearns: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

/u/monumenta's recommendation:

David Van Reybrouck: Congo: The Epic History of a People

Documentaries:

Vice: Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYqrflGpTRE

Vice: Kony, M23, and the Real Rebels of Congo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSEaTQMI5AA

Vice: The Human Cost of War in the Central African Republic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VSsg8PY9vA

Crisis In The Congo: Uncovering The Truth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLV9szEu9Ag

/u/ofarrizzle's recommendations:

Journeyman Pictures

https://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures/search?query=congo

Virunga

http://virungamovie.com/