How Mobile Phones Cause Conflict in the DRC (2001)

The Real Mobile Phone Wars (2001) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is no stranger to civil war, but now there is a new exacerbation: the search for rare minerals for mobile phones. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures As the high tech age takes over more and more of our lives, manufacturers will go to any lengths to get the sometimes scarce minerals that go into them. Coltan, refined to make tantalum, is one such rare ingredient. Few of us know that in the middle of Africa much human suffering is created in the pursuit of it. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/1170 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Mentorn – Ref. 1170