Congo's Bloody Coltan
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The war beginning in 1998 that pitted the armies of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola against those of Uganda and Rwanda induced the largest humanitarian disaster since World War II, with an estimated four million Congolese lives lost.
Congo’s first national elections since 1965 have taken place, but true peace and democracy remain elusive goals. The population continues to be caught in a deadly whirlpool fueled by weapons transfers, infrastructure breakdown, ineffective leadership, and insecurity.
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele traveled through Congo to cover one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world today.
"Congo's Bloody Coltan" is a quick glimpse at the way Coltan, a substance used to make electronics such as cellphones and computers, has played a role in Congo's civil war.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org
Congo’s first national elections since 1965 have taken place, but true peace and democracy remain elusive goals. The population continues to be caught in a deadly whirlpool fueled by weapons transfers, infrastructure breakdown, ineffective leadership, and insecurity.
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele traveled through Congo to cover one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world today.
"Congo's Bloody Coltan" is a quick glimpse at the way Coltan, a substance used to make electronics such as cellphones and computers, has played a role in Congo's civil war.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org
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trelk
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i have been waiting to see a documentary on coltan ever since i heard about it on left leaning talk radio. when john prendergast came to a college near where i was living at the time, i asked him if there where any initiatives being put into motion to help even the playing field and educate those multi-billion dollar corporations benefiting from the use of coltan. he assured me that he and others were on the case. it just seemed so important because people use heat resistant medals in cell phone and laptop batteries more than diamonds.
great piece!
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trelk
