Investigating the human cost of the DRC's 'blood gold' | Africa News

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  • Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 49

  • @Dinaw77
    @Dinaw77 2 года назад +27

    The majority of legal gold exports dont go West, particularly in DRC.
    Main destinations are UAE/China/Hong Kong/Uganda.
    Almost 70% of all mines in DRC are owned or funded by Chinese backers. Not just gold, but ALL mining contracts- Diamonds,Cobalt,Copper, lithium,tin,tantalum, coltan,zinc…etc
    Safe to say and the evidence shows, illegal gold goes roughly in same direction and ends up in same destination-mainly Dubai.

    • @Diana1000Smiles
      @Diana1000Smiles 2 года назад

      Which country has the most clean Water? The type fit for Humans to drink?

    • @Dinaw77
      @Dinaw77 2 года назад +6

      @@Diana1000Smiles is that it? Is that your contribution?
      Why are you asking me?

    • @sarahbrown5073
      @sarahbrown5073 2 года назад +2

      It's not the gold industry that is the problem. It's government not providing a safe environment for business to operate. There are mining operations that are beneficial to the community. They provide stable employment, they contribute to the surrounding community, they have clean drinking water because the mines pay for water treatment plants as part of the mining agreement.
      ...and then there are mining operations that use slave labor and poison the water supply. The worst is the Canadian company BG(initials).
      We can't use a broad brush and say all mining is bad, though. I wish every mine was ran like First Majestic, but most operations care more about profit than the people in the community. It's sad, but eliminating mining alltogether isn't the solution either. That only leads to loss of employment, and loss of stable employment leads to chaos.

    • @Dinaw77
      @Dinaw77 2 года назад +1

      @@sarahbrown5073 This is the DRC remember!
      Can you point to where i said there should be a ban on all mines?
      Indeed more scrutiny with regard to where its from, gold going east does not need such certification.
      Congo's government need to cancel an amendment signed secretly in 2017 that sped up payments to Chinese mining investors and slowed reimbursements of investment in infrastructure.
      The deal struck with Kabila and Chinese investors in 2008 is a prime example of what is happening on continent.

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 2 года назад +2

    What an important channel. GREED CENTURIES OLD. THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS ARE FORCING THE THE POOR INTO DISPARATION UNDER POWERS OF GREED ALL OVER OUR WORLD. MY LOVE TO THOSE THAT STAND UP FOR TRUTH. AFFECTIONATELY ❤️ REVERENCE 🦋🌹

  • @ramsonramah
    @ramsonramah 2 года назад +3

    Speak the truth they’re Rwandese

  • @dannypatterson9774
    @dannypatterson9774 2 года назад +5

    Gold is in modern electronic equipment which is used by all skin colors. Also there are demographics other than white who like to wear lots of gold. The part when the woman guest “tells the white people to stop buying gold” because she heard it somewhere is important to include however as it shows how a lack of independent reasoning and critical thinking due to lack of opportunity specifically with regard to education perpetuates widespread belief in nonsense; a culture of bias.

    • @eliharp3576
      @eliharp3576 2 года назад

      People will tend to believe what they see locally.

    • @sarahbrown5073
      @sarahbrown5073 2 года назад +5

      Gold isn't the problem. It's her government not providing safety and security for it's citizens. These types of things happen in all over the world, all types of mining operations, lumber, all different kinds of valuable natural resources. It has nothing to do with gold, specifically.
      She says they sell the gold to buy weapons...okay....her government doesn't have weapons? If so, why?
      Doesn't seem like gold is the problem here....looks like it's a failure of government.

    • @umarscamartistjohnson1784
      @umarscamartistjohnson1784 2 года назад +2

      Coming from a white guy lol

    • @eliharp3576
      @eliharp3576 2 года назад

      @@umarscamartistjohnson1784 I don't know if you're aware of it but, white people treat other white people bad to. I think people just look for an excuse for their behavior.

    • @sarahbrown5073
      @sarahbrown5073 2 года назад

      @@umarscamartistjohnson1784 Well, the people who are killing and oppressing the people in the DRC share her skin tone.

  • @e4t662
    @e4t662 2 года назад +3

    So, "Lord of War" was accurate.

    • @williampearson6299
      @williampearson6299 2 года назад

      Why don't they leave the country if they are so oppressed?

  • @loungingpotatoe990
    @loungingpotatoe990 2 года назад +3

    Pax...
    Interesting...
    Edit: Instead of changing the word 'pax' to 'pay', they instead changed the entire damn title.
    IDK if they are that hardworking, or just lost.

  • @lameckouragan3358
    @lameckouragan3358 Год назад

    I disagree 95% with this media, the information published regarding Mai-mai Yakutumba is not correct, Congolese gouvernement has recently considered Mai-mai Y as a reserve force for the country. If they raped, abducted, forcing poor to pay taxes, killing civilians as alleged... On what basis then will the entire region put their trust in Yakutumba? On what basis then are they getting huge support from the current government?

  • @STdoubleDs
    @STdoubleDs 2 года назад +8

    Sounds like they should be fighting and not mining. But if they’re okay with being exploited by terrorists, let them be exploited by terrorists.

    • @Diana1000Smiles
      @Diana1000Smiles 2 года назад +1

      Does it appear citizens of Republic of Congo are happy? Satisfied? Aren't Humans on Earth here to help other Humans?

    • @CyberThug1080i
      @CyberThug1080i 2 года назад +2

      Just because they don't pick up arms doesn't mean they should be held hostage / extorted.

    • @tiredox3788
      @tiredox3788 2 года назад +1

      They need weapons to fight back.

    • @CyberThug1080i
      @CyberThug1080i 2 года назад

      @@tiredox3788 It's like that because white people hold all the cards can We have our land back.
      And maybe our native Africa lands can benefit us.

    • @Diana1000Smiles
      @Diana1000Smiles 2 года назад

      @@tiredox3788 Because Humans never learned how to solve problems without "weapons"?

  • @colin8696908
    @colin8696908 2 года назад

    basically all militant groups act like this, try and carve out the rich parts of the country, leave the poor parts to starve.

  • @themadfarmer5207
    @themadfarmer5207 2 года назад

    Congo has been in the news for 60 years. It looks like as if it will be in the news for 60 more.

  • @Tmb1112
    @Tmb1112 2 года назад

    That’s not “tax”

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek 2 года назад +1

      there's not that much of a difference between taxation and racketeering

  • @gabrielfanessy2126
    @gabrielfanessy2126 2 года назад +2

    I hate this Media Yakutumba killing???? Banyamulenge are not Congolese and they're the ones who started

    • @yannickmaroyi9862
      @yannickmaroyi9862 2 года назад +1

      Well it doesn't really help referring to banyamulenge as not being congolese...this country is big enough for them to have where to stay and be peaceful but humans are not that simple, my issue with this interview is with the minimalistic representation of the enter problem trying to make people believe the Yakutuma is at the top of the list of rebel groups doing atrocities in our country...for someome who was born and raised in this side of the country it sounds like a joke

  • @comradejohn5302
    @comradejohn5302 2 года назад

    Better m23??

  • @shinjutsu2773
    @shinjutsu2773 2 года назад

    you really gotta learn to spellcheck your titles my dudes. You aren't writing a book there and it takes 10 seconds to write and check. You're a news organisation but simple mistakes like these (that happen rather frequently as of late) chip away at your credibility

  • @basedaf5580
    @basedaf5580 2 года назад

    cool

  • @the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
    @the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 2 года назад +6

    Next time someone tells you capitalism works, remember this story.

    • @the-vinyl-dreamscape5084
      @the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 2 года назад

      @New Moon I thought so too. But the closer you look the more you see that the powerful will always manipulate a capitalist society. Even the advancements made in Europe are being erased by the wealthy class. Power must be taken or any gains are short term and superficial.

    • @williampearson6299
      @williampearson6299 2 года назад

      @New Moon Capitalism is still in there as the main problem

    • @sarahbrown5073
      @sarahbrown5073 2 года назад

      @@williampearson6299 Wrong. Government is the problem.

  • @miloslavpetras713
    @miloslavpetras713 2 года назад +1

    U guys meant Pay right ? 😂
    Pax Tax

  • @diazvirdani1059
    @diazvirdani1059 2 года назад

    *Democratic Republic of Congo🇨🇩 have border disputes with Republic of Congo.*

    • @MrNeversweat
      @MrNeversweat 2 года назад +1

      not any border dispute with Republic of Congo, stop mis-informing