DR Congo's poor gold diggers - 11 Apr 09

At times of economic and political turmoil, investors buy gold since it is considered a safe investment.

And during the current recession, gold has lived up to its reputation. Its price peaked at more than a thousand dollars an ounce.

But for those at the bottom of the gold industry ladder, there is little reward.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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[gullybore]

Africa is the richest place on the planet...yet its people remain among the poorest

[Englishdosser86]

How sad. So much poverty in the world.

[bluboroughman]

all these white mother fuckers are to blame for Africa and the Carribean being poor. They took our gold and shit because they never had none..they searched for sugar because they couldn't grow them! FUCK ALL U WHITE PEOPLE! YES I AM RACIST AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH..SOON I'LL BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE DRC AND U WATCH THE CHANGE!!!

[boulmaouahibe]

@starcatcher7774

you motherfucker Liar there is no such hadith like that

you fucking Liar

[muyumba1]

one should realized in this world evrything is blck & whte,the rests R just radicals. this is y any race have hatred on blcks, for a whte just fear of the unknown see how their have got afreecut under their wings making it their place to nest their so called economy. robbing africa of its dignity,resources,misplacing the peps,manupulating the political agenda,poisoning us through spoon fed to ensure that weever rise up.lullaby, lodon bridge is falling down. in respect to time U.S.A oui'l B born

[muyumba1]

this bullshit same crew and you ain't ready for blck man to be on top fear of the unkown in this rat race. kutangulia siku fika.

[wildpeachatl737]

True, exploitation and corruption is a problem but it's certainly not isolated to Africa, any other country or race.

I base my 'theory' on what I've seen other racial groups practice. The Asian and Latino communities in America have long supported their native land and people and the African-American community has lagged behind our counterparts in supporting our own people and investing in their homeland.

[starcatcher7774]

Paulo:

You are clueless !

Here is your reality : Note that the survival rates of Muslims vs Western: There is a reason for that !

[PauloGVieira]

I think tens of millions of Africans living in Latin America would disagree with you. It's sad that you are an old man and have missed out on such a crucial basic level of education.

[phildaguy]

Such a shame, the miners do all the literal dirty work & they don't reap the rewards of their labor.

[starcatcher7774]

mamadaw:

I just saw the vid:) Islam and Science ? Hey do you have any Camel piss?