• Siddharth Kara: Congo, Cobalt, Slavery, Torment, Exploitation, and Batteries - theREN Experience #35

  • Apr 22 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Siddharth Kara: Congo, Cobalt, Slavery, Torment, Exploitation, and Batteries - theREN Experience #35

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  • Siddharth Kara is an author, researcher, screenwriter, and activist on modern slavery. His latest book "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives" investigates the atrocities of Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Timestamps:
    [00:00] - Intro
    [00:45] - Why Cobalt is Important
    [03:55] - Congo’s Role in World Development
    [08:12] - Msiri’s Grandson Role in Lumumba’s Assassination
    [10:12] - Congolese People Screaming into the Abyss
    [13:23] - Congo’s Blood Powers our Lives, Literally
    [17:30] - Congolese People’s Resistance to Atrocities
    [21:28] - We are Working in Our Graves
    [27:12] - Witnessing Congolese People Relieving their Torment
    [30:28] - The Myth of Clean Cobalt
    [33:10] - Mosquitoes Don’t Drink Our Blood
    [38:19] - Cobalt Supply Chain
    [43:13] - Living With $1
    [50:55] - The Question of Congo
    [59:52] - Congo is an Open Wound
    [01:07:06] - Congo’s Curse: Would The Next Treasure Be Here, Again?
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