Africa war is business /
The world is slowly awakening to a disturbing reality-that the diamond trade is a major source of financing for warfare and brutality in Africa. But diamonds are only one natural resource among many that feed bloody conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Congo, and other countries. This program exp...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2007], c2005.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
The world is slowly awakening to a disturbing reality-that the diamond trade is a major source of financing for warfare and brutality in Africa. But diamonds are only one natural resource among many that feed bloody conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Congo, and other countries. This program explores the role of international business interests in fomenting rebellion and arming renegade military forces across the African continent-often as a means of obscuring other, equally nefarious, dealings and activities. Several experts and key players are interviewed, including Daniel Chea Sr., Liberia's Minister of National Defense; Zainab Bangura, director of Sierra Leone's National Accountabiliy Group; Kassim Basma, a diamond exporter; and Major General Patrick Cammaert, UN Division Commander, Eastern Congo. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 22, 2007. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Natural Resources and War in Africa (2:17) -- Daniel Chea's Role in Liberia's Civil War (3:41) -- Financing War and Genocide in Africa (1:45) -- Dutch Businessman's Connection to Liberia's Civil War (2:50) -- United Nations Embargoes in Liberia (2:38) -- Timber Exports and Liberia's Fragile Peace (1:43) -- Civil War and Conflict Diamonds in Sierra Leone (3:03) -- Sierra Leone's Rebel Diamond Traders (2:42) -- Sierra Leone's Post-War Diamond Trade: The Diamond Fields (2:09) -- Sierra Leone's Post-War Diamond Trade: Diamond Traders (3:09) -- Sierra Leone's Post-War Diamond Trade: The Certification Process (2:06) -- Certificates of Origin for African Diamonds (2:44) -- Sierra Leone Does Not Profit from Its Diamonds (1:57) -- War and Atrocities in Congo (3:08) -- United Nations Weapons Patrols in Congo (1:57) -- Congo's Gold and Weapons Trade (2:01) -- Congo's Cobalt Resources Finance War (3:27) -- Western Corporations Profit from African Wars (1:46) -- Your Cell Phone Might Finance an African War (3:37) -- Taking Responsibility for the Business of War in Africa (3:22) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. The world is slowly awakening to a disturbing reality-that the diamond trade is a major source of financing for warfare and brutality in Africa. But diamonds are only one natural resource among many that feed bloody conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Congo, and other countries. This program explores the role of international business interests in fomenting rebellion and arming renegade military forces across the African continent-often as a means of obscuring other, equally nefarious, dealings and activities. Several experts and key players are interviewed, including Daniel Chea Sr., Liberia's Minister of National Defense; Zainab Bangura, director of Sierra Leone's National Accountabiliy Group; Kassim Basma, a diamond exporter; and Major General Patrick Cammaert, UN Division Commander, Eastern Congo. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |