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DR Congo: The crime behind the chaos
The Democratic Republic of Congo should be one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
The BBC's Africa Editor Fergal Keane looks at what went wrong, calling it "the greatest single example in history of how predatory elites rip off millions of people and get away with it".
Some quick facts from his report:
DR Congo has $24 trillion (£18 trillion) in mineral wealth
That's from gold, diamonds, copper, uranium, cobalt and coltan
But 70% of the population lives below the poverty line
King Leopold of Belgium's plunder of DR Congo caused 10 million deaths
Belgium and the CIA ordered independence leader Patrice Lumumba's murder
President Mobutu, kept in power by the West, stole half of the country's aid revenue
Rwanda and Uganda sponsored a rebellion to overthrow Mobutu
Both nations installed the Kabila family in power
5 million died in a decade of war over territory and resources
The conflict involved nine African nations and numerous rebel groups
The milennial tech boom fuelled demand for Congolese coltan
Rights groups allege $750m in mining revenue has been stolen during President Joseph Kabila's rule
He has stayed in power beyond the constitution's two-term limit
Protesters have nonetheless become emboldened in their calls for free elections.
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