The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | Crisis in Congo | PBS
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Children mining coltan, cassiterite, wolframite, etc.
***Photo Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
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Conflict Over Resources Sparks Renewed Crisis in Congo
Militia violence in eastern Congo has left many civilians dead in its wake. A Hoover Institution fellow and independent journalist details the causes of the fighting, the combatants involved in this civil war and limits on U.N. troops’ involvement.
RAY SUAREZ: The fighting in one of Africa’s largest and most resource-rich countries is threatening to become a broader war. Angola today sent in troops to help the Democratic Republic of Congo government put down a rebellion. For more, we go to Mvemba Dizolele, a freelance journalist and author and now a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He was born in Congo and is now a U.S. citizen. Well, it’s now being called a civil war. Help us understand who the combatants are and what they’re fighting over. MVEMBA DIZOLELE, Hoover Institution: Ray, thanks for having me. The conflict in a nutshell is about control of resources and the wealth of the region.