Grand Theft Congo - DRC
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- July 2005
The major problem facing Africa is corruption and control of resources. In the DRC, the military is stealing minerals to sell to Western companies.
At a remote mine in central DRC, workers with torches and pick axes hack at the ruddy earth. They are mining cassiterite, a mineral vital in the production of laptops and mobile phones. But dispersed among the miners are Congolese Government troops -- in plain clothes for the camera -- literally forcing most workers to work at gunpoint. 'The soldiers always steal everything. They even come to shoot people down the mineshafts,' complains Regina Maponda. Western greed for cassiterite is fuelling the boom -- at an airfield near the mine, soldiers jealously guard their loot as it makes it way to Japan and the West. Conflict mining is a curse, and it is difficult to see what the G8 leaders can do.
"Cursed by the riches under their feet"
that it so true
"To be Black and Aware is to be in a Constant Rage..."
I suppose you think it's white people's fault???use your brain.its black people doing all the shooting and killing.just like the slave trade it was black people raiding villages and selling black people to the ships heading west.black people in America have freedom just like white people.if they didn't why do you think they are still living in America and not Africa???like I said before,use your brain
colonialism changed his face... we all know the disgusting faces of western politicians and businessmen.
thank you for this extraordinary reportage.
these poor workers! damn shame, my heart is breaking.
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The saddest nation on the planet. She has so much potential that it is virtually endless. I weep for the Congo. I wish my brothers and sisters didn't have to go through such trials...
"If I didn't do it, then someone else would". But if no one did it, no one would.
Yes the words of a true parasite.
would like to see the series continue by showing the destination and the refinement of the ores then all the way through to fabrication of parts for sale up to the end product ~
The human price of greed and consumerist societies desire for the latest and greatest sicken me.
However, the irony that I am sitting at home watching this on a personal computer does not escape me.
I love Africans they work harder, everything they going through they still smile!
Thank you very much
thank you for the essential information. Shows how far we are from knowing and understanding our responsibilities for our own acts, choices and consumption.
Sad that such an important video gets such sad and impertinent responses from viewers.
Keep up the excellent work - it aids us in proposing a path towards global citizenship.
The main thing they need is a Moral Revolution.
They should be aware of the value of their natural wealth, kick the UN soldiers out and be able to say "you want the goods, pay for it and pay the laborers". Personnaly i think, if Congo wants to be on top of their game, they need to get rid of this generation of congolese and put the ones who are very much aware of the value of the contry, is all about justice, educated and some who were raised in western contries (have somewhat a western ment...
You gave them the camera but kept the film? Good for you!
Dis iz my hometown i luv it. even though we av problems im stil happy 2 b called congolese.
Yes that’s why your like that and change will remain a dream
Amazing documentary.
every day i wake up to see my self crying hard, very hard for Africa.it is left for us to save Africa. the world is with a limit supply of resources, and any country that bank it the most will come up on top. We must save Africa and it minerals for our children. Education is very important. we must educate our children. Am from Nigeria, and the story is the same.I am a coward because I live in America. we must focus on what is most important. the future of our children
Pressured by the world to deliver the goods. These people are in direct conflict with the worlds greed.
Big thanks to the report and he's clue, these people risks there life to show the world how people are suffering out there🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️❤️❤️
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
AFRICA is in the process of the rebirth..mark that...wont be long.... then there goes the paradise
Today Congo is still burning 🔥
Am hurt, my heart is broken why my people have to suffer
This video was posted 16 years ago! Nothing had changed. No better governance. No better mining practices. No better commercial, trade and economic policy. No real benefit to local populations. The road via Burundi, Uvira and Bukavu to Kisangani is practically unusable for NGOs or faith based outreach due to exploitive conflict mineral mining and exports. By 2024 there are no flights to Kisangani and the road between Mbarara in Uganda to Kisangani in the DR Congo (as part of the cross Continental Highway from Mombasa to Lagos) is also beset by (paid) "rebels' (murderers, rapists and pawns for global exploitation!) and lack of road construction contribution by the DRC government. The Gospel of Peace is hindered by unrighteousness. The world and the Church are quiet. Everone's smart phone or every piece of more sophisticated Rebel weaponry require "cheap" conflict minerals from regions where war, confusion, trauma and displacement is orchestrated.
These guys are in the same kind of situation that im and have been for a long time but Im an American. Shows that misery favors no group of people.
We been warned don't film soldiers aiming the camera directly at 3 of them
this is sad, there has to be change for our people....this is where i was born (DRC Kinshasa)
The plundering of natural resources in Africa has been going on since the late 1800's. It is just mind blowing that this goes on in the world, but it does. The sad part is little if anything will be done about it. These people have little if any education, they have no where to go and no way to get out of there. The next time you use your laptop or cell phone think about where the materials came from to make it. Chances are it came from a mine just like this one seen on the video.
Am I alone in thinking that the Nokia advert at the top of this is beyond irony
Money does not solve the problem, money is the problem! I would like to know how much money is donated to Africa each year and you would probably see that 99 % of it goes in the governments corrupt pockets. Money is just paper. Ignorance and greed is what causes poverty.
If they can sit and watch this then honestly they shouldn’t complain
Oil,gold,diamonds,copper,coal,minerals, Africa is full of wealth ..If Africans would stop fighting and stealing from each other it would be the riches place on earth..Zimbabwe was a bread-basket now the people starve because of Mugabe and friends..This all the fault of Africans and nobody else ...
I simply cannot understand how these individuals sleep in their mansion, while the Africans are poor
Keith Harmon Snow can tell you about the Congo. A friend who has been to 2o African countries, worked for the UN, investigated genocide and tribal issues in the Great Lakes Region. Spent a year in Congo and knows much about it. conciousbeingalliance is his website. check him out.
As for Congo, the greatest tragedy in human history.
it is very interesting to see how many of these natural resources leaving the country without proper regulations. even the UN ensuring that nobody disturb these flights by day transactions, since flights by night have become a thing of the past.I start to believe that"GOD can't give one everything"cause the resources are in abundance but the people lack the ability to be able to cooperate with one another.what a shame bandeko na ngai
how can u not love your own people... how
200 feet oh my god that is the most horrifiying job
The wealth africa has and the people there are still dying of hunger ....
when they work in a dark nasty tunnel that requires flashlight to work, they trust duracell
Mali zetu zinakuja kuchukuliwa alafu sisi tunaangaika !!
woooa ...what a good question..we should publically ask them...hmmm...that is a good question...
Oil, diamonds, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum, etc.
Great, thanks Africa!
We all know what the problem is but how exactly to fix it. Foreign aid does not seem to help. The Congo was actually much better off under Belgian colonialism and the older people remember it with nostalgia when the country had a functioning government, infrastructure and economy. I don´t know how to help Africa without neo-colonialism on a massive scale. It is obvious that africans cans manage their own affairs.
The goverment are corrupted and greed. We pray for those who suffer.
It is no show. Journeyman Pictures makes thousands of these documentaries from independent journalists.
Why can’t the government construct the road to the mining?
medical help can be given. (see 'doctors without borders). the wealth of the industry can send food and clothes etc. something can be done. if this was happenning in a european country everyone would know about it.... also i wonder if the congolese military is getting money from the corporate raiders. 4 million dead. why isnt this on the american news.
Africans:
Bone: Put through nose.
Stick: Make Spear.
Oil, diamonds, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, Tantalum, silver: Not a friggin' clue!
I don't even care who's responsible at this point, we the Congolese people need to stop pointing fingers and start doing something. No more waiting for the US, UN, Canada etc...It's up to us.
How much per pound/kilo is this mineral worth at the point of export from The Congo and how much do the exporters buy it for?
This makes me hate working, this is worst than slavery.
the strength of a democracy comes from it's laws.
with out laws governing everyone you
get the anarchy you have here.
who's building the state?
the state should be controlling
all mines until it's developed
The bus leaves too early.
Yani sipendi wakongo kuwa watumwa ndani ya nchiyao ,nyie malaisi wa afrika hamuoni mateso wanayopata wakongo? Kwani Hawa wazungu tuna shindwa kuwazibiti? Yani naumia Sana
@she2good4u Please remember that not all white people are this cruel. Why do you think there are so many British and Americans that despise their governments?
Mr. Kutecha indeed doesn't have to provide moral support in the community. Instead he could pay more and make the working condition a lot more safer. How much is enough?? How much does he have to profit from all of these??
The title of this video is quite creative...
Such an old ego based story of humanity.
oh,oh,oh give back what is not yours OR you must pay what you got because GOD don´t SLEEP.
Never forgot our DIED BRO and SIS
I didn't say it was pretty or even right. If you live in the USA, or any Western civilized country, you may "understand" it (or not) but there is just no way you are ever going to "get" it. Completely different standards & social values. Right or wrong depends entirely on perspective, relativity & point of view.
this makes me appreciate wat i have,, poor buggers
@gjc82071 sounds like just more reasons to be sickened by the thought of reporodcuing and subjects your own kids to a life of servitude and extreme hardship with no security. these are babies we are talking about. being brought into that shit.
pure evil.
@kaunas88 "It is obvious that africans can't manage their own affairs." Africans aren't stupid. They are intelligent, capable people that, if given the OPPORTUNITY, would flourish and grow just like ANYONE, black or white, who has the opportunity to learn and be educated. Colonialism did NO GOOD for Africa. Maybe the Congo was better off under Belgian Colonialism, but I don't think it was ideal.
Like the video said, they need a moral savior. The leaders need a moral revolution.
Its sad that our consuming habits have such a detrimental affect on the rest of the world.... Btw it is not just America (that's not what anyone was trying to say) everyone who consumes products which use this metal have to realise the impact they have on the world by buying them. Individuals need to take responsibility for what they buy and the ethical implications behind it. Also it is not the case that we should be pointing the finger at one source e.g. gov't curruption in Africa
holy crap! The Congo looks like the Old West! without the romance....
It couldn't be bought if they didn't want to sell. I'm sorry for their suffering.
They sell by force
Understood, but see it from their side.. Most 3rd world countries don't have social security & or Medicaid/care. In much of the non-western world, living with an extended family is very common. This is in part to ensure you have children to not only work the farm plot, but also to look after you in your old age. There aren't many retirement/nursing homes, or pension programs. Also, high infant mortality rates + low life expectancy (due to natural & unnatural causes) = try & have many kids.
Cursed by the riches under their feet.
Think you should ask the African man what the problem is these days .. The white man is long gone from Africa and Africa still has the riches in it's ground for the taking ..
OH! MY brothers and sisters in blood, what we need is to create a state. a state that stands for something. a state that more than any thing ensures the futures for our children. did you know one African solution will go a long way in solving most if not all african problem. in all African it be will be correct to say that there is no state but government. it is very important for one to understand the difference between the two. government are citizens that works for the state. state is me &U
This brings shame to Africa and it burns me to see things like this. I JUST hope that we do not forget the beauty of this continent also exists. I challenge you to educate yourselves. Don't just assume that Africa is doomed. search the smile of a continent on amazon or smash words
"YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON! HOW CAN YOU BUY THAT TIN ORE FROM THOSE IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE AND SUPPORT THEM KILLING EACH OTHER?" Says the guy who is obviously a consumer of such products as he is being filmed on a video camera, which will later be edited on a computer, broadcast (he hopes) on the biggest network of electrical equipment ever known, and watched by people who need to have electrical equipment containing circuitboards etc in order to watch it. Wow guy, you rule.
... Meanwhile, PETA protests against Mario and the Tanooki (a japanese fantasy animal) suit he is wearing.
Keep fighting yourself, Africa. I'm telling you, you've almost won now. In the meantime help yourself to some ammunition, special discount only today.
Welcome to Africa ... A rich country where the people are poor ??????
@milele1000 Yes... But when we think the minerals come from secured mines... We don't think about it.... I just learned about that yesterday, while waiting to get a haircut.... But I don't have any cellphone... I have other things... But still, I don't compare life to an electronic device, oh no.
Thanks. At least 1 person is intelligent enough to understand & believe that all the problems of the entire planet are not singularly, the total & sole fault of, & or caused by the USA. Well America has it's faults, & may not be perfect, by far they are not the only guilty party. Placing blame is much easier (& often more popular) than taking responsibility. Victory has a thousand fathers. Defeat is an orphan.
Destroy that Airstrip... But they'll find another way.
If anybody is interested, read about the abuse of the american minors from the companies. There was a song called 'I owe my soul to the company store."
Western countries the questions is why can they develop the country were the resources comes from
Africa Union must address these unnecessary activities around Africa
To be honest am really sad of our Africa so call leaders
No Accountability Responsibility
i want to cry
consume our technology... and our diamonds... and our gold... buy that shit, and keep buying it until were all obscenely rich, decadent overlords.
...mentality) to be the heads of state. Cause the current Pres uses the money that belongs to Congo, to help Rwanda. And when u compare those two contries, Congo is pitiful specialy since theres was once an era, where it was the other way around :/
what do you mean japanese populating Congo? Colonialism have butchered our self confidence and self belief it's all just a matter of time. we all will rise not for the aim of power, we all know the concequences of that but rise in harmony
I feel sorry for my african people...and we complain about what happens to us in the unitedstates...as I can see it gets worse..
@SunnyLovetts
What? Don't you notice the inherent contradiction in your last statement. If something is not one's responsibility, ignoring it is not "irresponsible".
There are better ways to do this - there are thousands of years of world history to learn from and improve upon. How come Humanism is now so hollow? The problem continues because the world and Africa allows it to continue. All affected parties can choose to sit down and work out win-win solutions for all involved, and invest into community development for central Africa, while still using cell phones and computers.
@BraceAbound Considering what the US has done with CIA action on top of other things in the Congo trade laws are the least they can do to even hope to make amends. China by contrast has never treated Africa the way the US and Europe has for over 400 years.
What a pity that Africa cannot unite and destroy the westerners greed.I guess it's the need for survival that makes them humble causing them to shut out the pain so as to get their next meal. What a shame for one to compare a cellphone to the life of a human being - nothing in this world could ever match up the value of life.I guess the comment was made by one who is oblivious/ignorant of what is going on in Africa or one who certainly selfish- what a sad being you are,I feel very sorry for you.
And the soldiers are sent by higher powers..
Terrible! Why in my country!!!
all this and still they bring children into the world to join the suffering. that is pure evil, plain and simple. i have no sympathy for evil people. if you dont care about bringing children into such a dangerous world, then neither do i.
theres no one to blame its human nature sad but true
If Japanese populated Congo in place of the native people it would become richer than Qatar in no time.
Voila comment la richesse de la R.D.C sous la garde des soldats de l'ONU part a l'Etrange sans tambour ni trompette.
That's one way to look at it. And their alternatives are...? You are looking at this from a pampered Western mentality. You clearly don't have a clue how most of the people in the world live and make do as best they can.
This is sad
At least someone knows what to do African resources.
there are 2 many people in this world to let gods children live like this before u ass's go buying things u dont need hlp your brothers and sisters know matter the color of our skin peace and love
@chasejude2
America supported the corrupt and violent regime of Mobutu and they did business with kabila and now with his son.
America has high moral standards (Cuba, N-korea and Iran), why they wanted to do business now, with a regime who fought a war wich killed over more then 5 million people.
America and Europe are responsible for how people treat each other as long as we do business with their leaders.
Free Congo
this is fucking hell!!!