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Marcus Bleasdale -The Rape of a Nation
By: Frontline
Posted: May 29 09
Witnessed: 1573 times
Regions: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Issues: Armed conflict, Humanitarian, War crimes
Marcus Bleasdale has now spent eight years covering the brutal conflict within the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the work was published in his book One Hundred Years of Darkness. Tonight he will present his work focusing on the people in Eastern Congos mining towns, where militia groups and government forces battle on a daily basis for control of the mineral-rich areas where they can exploit gold, coltan, cassiterite and diamonds.
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