Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo have resulted in millions of Congolese lives lost, while benefiting the trade of small arms and valuable minerals like coltan.
Victims of War
Published August 30, 2006
Children and women have been raped systematically by the armed actors in this conflict. Meanwhile, according to some NGOs, about 1200 people die daily because of non-direct fighting. Illnesses like malaria, cholera and typhoid fever are some of the hidden killers. Malnutrition also plays a big role in this tragedy, along with the shortage of schools and universities that leave the youth uneducated and therefore more willing to become guns for hire in a country where jobs are scarce by the day.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center, "Congo's Bloody Coltan" is a glimpse at coltan's role in the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing civil war.
Footage from Mvemba Phezo Dizolele's reporting project, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where air on Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, October 19.
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Carlos Villalon is a photojournalist based mostly in Colombia, South America since 2000. He spent ten years in New York, USA, where he still lives, studying photography and doing independent work....
