Unreported World Season 2001 Episode 1 - Congo: The Real Mobile Phone War

Airdate: 2001-Sep-28

Episode summary:

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.

About Unreported World series:

Unreported World is a foreign affairs programme produced by Quicksilver Media Productions and broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Over th...Show more >