The Coffin
arrives before the burial of the eight month old
child of an artisanal goldminer in Mungwalu North Eastern Congo. The child
died of anaemia brought on by Malaria. Most of the 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.
