"Digging the pit by hand"
Artisanal Goldminers in Wasta North Eastern Congo. Most of these miners are
combatants who have controlled mineral rich areas and are profiting from
their exploitation. Most of the Gold mined in this region leaves DRC
illegally and is sent to Uganda. Illness and disease are rife malaria being
the biggest killer, no aid workers are based in this region and no medical
aid is available as it is thought to be too dangerous to work, two UN
soldiers were killed and dismembered here last year.
