(IRIN Film & TV) – In 1998 war broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Within weeks six other countries had been drawn into the conflict and scores of militias had sprung up in a battle for resources and regional power.
By May 2003 most foreign troops had been withdrawn but scores of armed groups remained.
Countless millions of people have been displaced, denied an education or access to health care. As many as four million people have lost their lives.
Those left behind have no one else but God to call on for help.
“Congo has fallen into the hands of the Devil! But if we return it to the hands of God, magnificent things will happen. Gold help us. Amen.”
At Mongbwalu mine, in the northeastern district of Ituri, beneath the soils and hard labour of these young men and boys, lies Congo’s curse – Gold.
