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

The book "At the Heart of Africa is Congo" by Jason K.

Stearns provides a deeply reported and vivid account of the misunderstood conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1996, which has resulted in millions of deaths and received little sustained media attention.

Through the experiences of those who engineered and perpetrated the war, including village pastors who survived massacres, child soldier assassins, and key architects of the conflict, Stearns chronicles the political, social, and moral decay of the Congolese State.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand why such mass violence made sense and why stability has been so elusive in this region.

The author's use of their voices and an astonishing wealth of knowledge and research make this book a powerful and informative read.