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Cell phone minerals fuel deadly Congo conflict


Would you stop using a cell phone if you knew people were being killed in order to produce them? "Coltan, columbo-tantalite, is a mineral used to make resistors in our cellphones, video games, computers and home electronics. Likened to blood diamonds, its mining has not only caused ecological damage, human rights abuses, but some say is also fueling the conflict in the Congo." Source: globalvoicesonline.org


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