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Can the Mining Industry Brighten Congo's Economy?

Date: 04/24/2008
Length: 00:07:59

The economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo depends on its natural resources of copper, gold, diamonds and cobalt to fuel the mining industry. Yet the country is still incredibly impoverished. Mining has devastated many sectors of the population since the colonial era — but foreign investors are hoping it can finally boost the struggling economy.

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