Corporations Reaping Millions as Congo Suffers Deadliest Conflict Since World War II

Democracy Now by Maurice Carney, Nita Evele, AMY GOODMAN | Jan. 23, 2008 (Interview)

A staggering 45,000 people continue to die each month, both from the conflict and the related humanitarian crisis. Amidst the deadliest conflict since World War II, hundreds of international corporations have reaped enormous profits from extracting and processing Congolese minerals. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The situation in the Congo is discussed with well informed experts involved on the ground. The rape of the Congo resources is explored as large international corporations plunder the country with a combination of corruption and alliance with corrupted military locals. Both the suffering and the root causes are incorporated in the discussion.

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