In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new wave of drone strikes has hit both rebel-held and government-controlled areas.
While the world debates AI ethics in Silicon Valley boardrooms, actual autonomous weapons are terrorizing Congolese civilians in Kisangani, the same region that birthed soukous legends like Papa Wemba and remains a cultural heartbeat of Central Africa. The international community's selective blindness to African conflicts means artists and creatives in the DRC are dodging drones instead of getting the global platforms their talent deserves. This is what happens when a continent rich in the minerals powering everyone's smartphones gets reduced to a footnote in foreign policy, even as its cultural exports continue to shape global sound.
While the world debates AI ethics in Silicon Valley boardrooms, actual autonomous weapons are terrorizing Congolese civilians in Kisangani, the same region that birthed soukous legends like Papa Wemba and remains a cultural heartbeat of Central Africa. The international community's selective blindness to African conflicts means artists and creatives in the DRC are dodging drones instead of getting the global platforms their talent deserves. This is what happens when a continent rich in the minerals powering everyone's smartphones gets reduced to a footnote in foreign policy, even as its cultural exports continue to shape global sound.
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