They used the Congo river as a border before they even knew how long the river was. And ignoring that the river basin is a central geographic feature for many tribes, not a European style border separating countries. It would be like cutting Egypt in half at the Nile river, or cutting Brazil in half at the Amazon. But the Europeans knew so little about the interior of Africa at the time, but they knew where rivers had outlets to the ocean, so they made that the border.

It’s crazy how that one decision is still such an important detail today. They’re still fighting in the 21st century over these 19th century lines that were drawn by people who hadn’t explored the interior of Africa.

People within the USA generally do not know what the world cup is. I don’t expect any preferential treatment.

A new type of police. When has that backfired before?