Africans, we are often our own enemy - many are greedy (for money, power, influence, etc.) and lack loyalty to the cause of the motherland. They betray their brother at a wink and sell their soul to the devil for a piece of porridge. So is the story of Patrick Lumumba and the dreaded Mobutu Sese Seko - the ruthless leader of Zaire now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mobutu was a right-hand man to Lumumba but he sold him out to the Americans and the Belgians who wanted to topple Lumumba who they saw as a threat to their national interest - interest in Uranium by the U.S., and Belgium's interest in neo-colonialism. Mobutu allegedly overthrew Lumumba with the help of the West and began three decades rule of terror on his people while the West looked the other way. This is why some people castigate and criticize the U.S. and Europe for taking a stand against Russia for its atrocities in Syria, Georgia, Chechnya and now Ukraine. The U.S. has done worse directly or indirectly, and Ru