Conflict in DRC a black cloud over mining

Helped by Rwanda, rebel leader Laurent Kabila toppled larcenous dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997 and became president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire. A year later, Rwanda and Uganda tried to overthrow Kabila, only to be...

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