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Congo: The Real Mobile Phone War

Unreported World · Season 2001 · Episode 1
Juliana Ruhfus finds that the lucrative mining of the ore coltan, from which tantalum is extracted, and used in the production of mobile phones, is at the root of the war in Congo.

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Season
2001
Episode
1
Air Date
28/Sep/2001
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
30 min

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Juliana Ruhfus finds that the lucrative mining of the ore coltan, from which tantalum is extracted, and used in the production of mobile phones, is at the root of the war in Congo.

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