Consuming the Congo : war and conflict minerals in the world's deadliest place / Peter Eichstaedt.

Much of the war-torn country has largely become lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo, largely precipitated by colonial exploitation an...

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Main Author: Eichstaedt, Peter H., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Gates of Hell
  • The Mandro hut
  • Village of the skulls
  • Gold from blood
  • Cauldron of chaos
  • An epidemic of rape
  • The agony of Abyei
  • A tale of two Sudans
  • Armies and exploitation
  • Woes of Walikale
  • Controlling the flow
  • Into Coltan country
  • Realities of refugees
  • Charcoal, wildlife, and angry Mai-Mai
  • Things fall apart
  • Resolution and illusion
  • The horror and the hope.