/videos/congo-s-bloody-coltan 80% of the world's coltan, a mineral vital to mobile phones and wireless devices, comes from Eastern Congo, where a civil war has claimed millions of lives over the past decade. The region is again suffering -strangely- after President Kabila has signed a big contract with China, allowing them to exploit their mineral resources in the North Kivu. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:29:49 +0100 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:29:49 +0100 en-uk <img alt="mad marc" src="/avatars/227303/square/queen robot 2.JPG?1284323349" /> <span class="mask">&#160;</span> mad marc said: <blockquote><p>Very interesting. <br />I recently read a new book that denounces the subject, in fact, it was that novel that opened my eyes to this issue. Of course it is only entertainment, but sometimes this is the way to raise awareness on the general public. The book is called Coltan, by spanish author Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa. Check it out!</p></blockquote> mad marc Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:29:49 +0100 http://www.protectthehuman.com/videos/congo-s-bloody-coltan#comment_9875 http://www.protectthehuman.com/videos/congo-s-bloody-coltan#comment_9875