Consuming the congo war and conflict minerals in the going behind the headlines and deep into the brutal world of the congo this expose examines why eastern congo is the most dangerous place on the planet while the western world takes for granted its creature comforts such as cell phones or computers five million congolese needlessly die in the quest for the valuable minerals that make those technologies work Liveleak conflict minerals rebels and child warning thread conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo might contain content that is not suitable for all ages by clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over note to turn off these warnings you need to set the safe mode to off on the top right Kivu conflict wikipedia the use of child soldiers in the kivu conflict constitutes another example of the use of child soldiers in the drc the un has asserted that some of the girls being used as belligerents are also subjected to sexual assault and are treated as sex slaves sexual violence in the democratic republic of the congo
Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard of coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone laptop and electronic device World news sick of this place warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard of coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone laptop and electronic device its also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in congo since 1990 Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo rastafaritv is a charitable organized nation and heritage archive catering to the socially conscious community rtv is poised to be the one of only multimedia global network intended to build bridges and connections amongst all spiritual africentric and indigenous ones Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo congo also has cassiterite gold and a slew of other minerals that make the world go round now youd think that having so much of the stuff would be good for congo but the reality is far from the case theres a reason theyre called conflict minerals shouting suroosh alvi since the mid 1990s armed groups have used
Child soldiers in the democratic republic of the congo during the first and second civil conflicts which took place in the democratic republic of the congo drc all sides involved in the war actively recruited or conscripted child soldiers known locally as kadogos which is a swahili term meaning little ones it has been estimated that the militia led by thomas lubanga dyilo was 30 percent children in 2011 it was estimated that 30000 Coltan learning the basics conflict minerals the truth coltan is short for columbitetantalite a black tarlike mineral found in major quantities in the congo the congo possesses 80 percent of the worlds coltan when coltan is refined it becomes a heat resistant powder that can hold a high electric charge Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard of coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone laptop and electronic device its also tied to Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard of coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone laptop and
Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo congo also has cassiterite gold and a slew of other minerals that make the world go round now youd think that having so much of the stuff would be good for congo but the reality is far from the case theres a reason theyre called conflict minerals shouting suroosh alvi since the mid 1990s armed groups have used Working paper conflict minerals in the congo blood conflict minerals in the congo blood minerals and africas underreported first world war 4 or bear healthy children resulting in the death of an estimated 50 of the populations probably ca 10 million people5 unsurprisingly leopold iis methods were extremely unpopular black conscripts in his army Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard of coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone laptop and electronic device its also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in congo since 1990 Conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo title conflict minerals rebels and child soldiers in congo directors suroosh alvi date released year 2011 production company vice length 38mins location congo keywordstags minerals mining