Shocking Video Exposes Sale of Congolese Children into Forced Labour

A viral video from a European news outlet shows Congolese children being stuffed into large sacks and sold to the highest bidder. The footage highlights extreme poverty and the grim reality facing young lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An estimated 40,000 children work in the DRC’s cobalt mines. These mines provide cobalt for electric vehicle batteries and smartphones. Child miners face dangerous conditions and a high risk of injury. The author writes: “But Africans only want to pretend it is white people that are our problem in Africa. Truth is white people are the least of our problems. We are our own worst enemies as blacks. We are not ready to tell ourselves the truth.”

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