In this episode, you will learn about how AI, rare earth elements, the President of one of the smallest countries in Africa, and a Congolese rebel group led by a man with a snow white beard can and will affect your daily life if he gets his way…and I wouldn’t be a bit shocked if he does.

Listen in as Gavin and I talk about what is going on in the in the Great Lakes region of East Africa, specifically in Rwanda and the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 770 civilians died in the last week as a critical Congolese border city fell into the hands of a rebel group—and these guys likely aren’t stopping there.

We couldn’t possibly dive into every aspect in 30 minutes but we got most of the broad strokes covered, from history and geography to economic implications, tied in with what we think is going to happen in the immediate future.

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