Battle for Congo's mineral assets

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7747692.stm

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to recover from a lengthy civil war in which an estimated three million people have died, mostly through starvation and disease.

Since the country gained independence in 1960, its vast mineral wealth has been a key factor in the country's civil wars and instability.

It has huge reserves of gold, cobalt, tantalite and cassiterite all used in the manufacture of consumer electronics.

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Created by fionamc on 12 December 2008

fionamc's thoughts:

Most of the reporting on the DRC over the last few weeks has been looking directly at the effects of conflict. It's good to see an article addressing the wider issues at play here.

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