' Inspired by Black Lives Matter, we have decided to campaign on the issue of conflict minerals.' Photo: by Kurious on needpix.com.
‘The people are poor while the land is rich in minerals. We have to ask why.’
Lay of the land: Elizabeth Coleman on Quaker Congo Partnership
by Elizabeth Coleman
30th October 2020
The history of Congo is one of suffering, from the horrors of colonialism to the rule of Joseph Kabila. Now there is a new president, Félix Tshisekedi, but those who defend the status quo are still very powerful and progress is agonisingly slow.
