Photo Credit: Prue Clarke
Tadet Kamenza (in the chute with the shovel) and his friends diamond mining near Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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| Congolese Miners Profit from Mineral Trade |
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| The Democratic Republic of the Congo is filled with natural resources, including gemstones, minerals and oil. But the country’s abundant underground wealth has also helped fuel a long-running civil war. Rebels and government soldiers often fought to gain control of diamond and gold mines, so they could finance their battles. And the miners were caught in between. They were often worked to death, or had their gems and minerals stolen. But after a recent peace deal, some Congolese miners are finally able to keep their hard-earned riches. The World Vision Report’s Prue Clarke has the story. |
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Mining in Congo
Child Miners
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