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Of all the hazards one encounters in the Congo, perhaps the most dangerous one is history. It is a force as unrelenting as the great river that bends the land to its will, and like the river, it clouds everything in its path.
— Mar 05, 2026 11:20PM
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Xinyu Tan
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“If I can describe the conditions accurately, i hope it may inspire people to help improve things here.”
Lubuya looked at me as if i were a fool.
“Every day people are dying because of the cobalt. Describing this will not change anything.”
— 20 hours, 32 min ago
Lubuya looked at me as if i were a fool.
“Every day people are dying because of the cobalt. Describing this will not change anything.”
Xinyu Tan
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the inevitable outcome of a lawless scramble for cobalt in an impoverished and war-torn country can only be the complete dehumanization of the people exploited at the bottom of the chain.
— Feb 12, 2026 11:16PM
