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How Rebels Profit From Blood and Soil

Artisinal miners in Luntukulu, DRC dig for tungsten ore. Their mine, which is under the control of the Congolese army, abuts one in the hands of Rwandan rebels - Congo's vast mineral wealth is fueling the country's long-simmering war. (Stephanie Nolen/The Globe and Mail)

LUNTUKULU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Once a week, a huge, battered flatbed truck creaks its way down a mountain road and stops in this small village in eastern Congo, where the dirt track ends at a small army checkpoint.

Posted in Africa, Congo