Produced by the Pulitzer Center, "Congo's Bloody Coltan" is a quick glimpse at coltan's role in Congo's civil war. It was featured on "Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria" in the Fall of 2006. For photographs, resources and additional reporting by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele on the DRC visit:
http://www.pulitz ercenter.org/showpro ject.cfm?id=17
A group of Vermont high school students recently travelled to Rwanda to meet teenagers orphaned by AIDS. They share their photos, video, and their own words about their experiences in country. For related resources visit:
http://www.pulitz ercenter.org/showpro ject.cfm?id=26
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