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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2008 · 22 MIN

Congo's Contract of the Century

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008 · host BBC World Service

In a multi billion dollar deal China has promised to rebuild DR Congo's crumbling infrastructure in exchange for a valuable slice of Congo's vast mineral wealth. What's being called the Contract of the Century was negotiated in secret and has left some people in the country wondering who stands to benefit most from the deal - for Assignment Tim Whewell travels to the DR Congo to find out.

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