This World

This World

Dan Snow's History of Congo (2013x9)


: 09, 2013

Dan Snow goes on an adventure across one of the wildest countries in the world. He reveals how its history of slavery, colonialism, corruption and war has turned what should be one of the richest countries in the world into one of the poorest. He discovers how the country’s natural resources helped make Britain rich through the centuries and win two world wars and also takes us on a trip to a gold mine in eastern Congo.

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