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Colonialism Corruption Social Inequality

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Cursed Cobalt

202419 minTV-PGdoc-short

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, broken promises from mining deals leave citizens grappling with neglect and exploitation.

Colonialism Corruption Social Inequality

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Cursed Cobalt

2024• 19 minTV-PG

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, broken promises from mining deals leave citizens grappling with neglect and exploitation.

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Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo suffer the consequences of a lopsided agreement signed between their government and Chinese mining companies. Where public utilities were supposed to be constructed in exchange for access to Congo's mineral wealth, many find themselves abandoned as Chinese and Western mining companies rake in large profits.

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