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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Boys clean copper and cobalt ore next to an enormous mining slag heap. The mineral rich province of Katanga has attracked most of foreign investment in the DR Congo since the 2002 peace deal. If the DR Congo's first mulit-party elections in 40 years goes smoothly, the region could be a key factor in the recovery of the country devastated by years of conflict and dictatorship..Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. 26/06/2006.Photo © J.B. Russell

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Boys clean copper and cobalt ore next to an enormous mining slag heap. The mineral rich province of Katanga has attracked most of foreign investment in the DR Congo since the 2002 peace deal. If the DR Congo's first mulit-party elections in 40 years goes smoothly, the region could be a key factor in the recovery of the country devastated by years of conflict and dictatorship..Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. 26/06/2006.Photo © J.B. Russell