DR Congo Tells Apple to Cease & Desist using "Blood Minerals" in iPhones | Vantage with Palki Sharma
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2024
- DR Congo Tells Apple to Cease & Desist using "Blood Minerals" in iPhones | Vantage with Palki Sharma
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued a notice to Apple. The DRC has formally asked the iPhone maker to cease & desist. The country says that Apple is using "Blood Minerals" from the DRC in its products. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is mineral rich, and it has an abundance of Tin, Tungsten and Tantalum. These three minerals are used in the manufacturing of phones. But the minerals are found in conflict zones. Various armed groups control vast swathes of territory in the Eastern DRC, and they force the local Congolese population to mine the resources. So the resources that the western companies are using, are often stained with the blood of innocent Congolese people.
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I hope one day that Congo 🇨🇩 will shine and raise
It's already shining brother ❤
Indeed, brother. The change in the DRC must come from the Congolese people themselves; no one else can make it happen for them.
Thank you that's my Country jah know
Niiice
Your government is corrupt, they want money from Apple. But Apple does no mining.
The thieves are STILL milking Africa 😭😭😭
Facts
That's life because the african is not uniting and naive very easy to manipulate and the European take advantage it even the world is watching they continue to denied because the fanatics close there eyes and keep talking about the human rights 😂
Bro they were same as indians as without the help of natives they can't do anything and also most of the black people didn't care about Africa.
So what ?? Your leaders are guilty of complicity
Why DRC control their own house. If you leave your home open thieves will invade
Thanks Palki for speaking up on the my country, the world richest soil located at the center of mama Africa
Hope one day everything becomes alright ❤❤
You guys need step up other wise these looting will not stop.
Keep giving room for fdlr and you will never get peace. and a wonderfull reminder that that place was in Rwandan Kingdom and this so call DRC was once small before beligians it was composed of many Kigdoms and specifically that place was in Rwanda. and if you dont accept Kinyarwanda speaking congolese give them back they land and chase thhem away
@@ndagijimanasebastien9707Rwanda for Rwanda
Simple
Get out otherwis3 unless kagami shut upc
@@ndagijimanasebastien9707 is it the Congolese people who made those borders?? does that give your government the right to fight with innocent people, there are many kingdoms and tribes in Africa that were divided by colonial borders not only Rwanda. For example there are Maasai people in Kenya and Tanzania who speak the same language but they respect the boarders, so just because they speak Kinyarwanda in Congo, doesn't mean that your country can come and steal minerals. Rwanda is a small country. stop telling LIES.
The cleanest news I’ve heard for a while calling a spade a spade Or a big spoon .. freedom for Congo freedom for Africa as a whole ❤
My country Congo 🇨🇩❤️
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL REAL NEWS. GOD BLESS YOUR ALL NETWORK. RD CONG THANK YOU
who says colonialism is in the past
Idiots do say it's in the past bro
China
@@us3rGwhat do you mean? China also suffered from it
@@us3rG China when they were invaded by the Mongolians,Japanese and Europeans. Yeah.
@@Belovedfire china has no demand of. Minerals
Thank you, Dear Palki, for speaking out about this issue.
Rwanda has been killing in the eastern part of DR Congo for 3 decades now, backed by the international community, EU, and the multinationals. 15 million people have been killed so far, plus more than half a million of raped women 😢
You forget another rwandese m7 the mastermind and planner of all these attrocities. Him alone has killed 50m africans from uganda to rwanda to congo to south sudan and to solalia.
It's so sad that when they talk of Rwanda Genocide they keep silent about this issue yet over half of these millions are refugees who were born in refuge camps,.
Think about how the USA is involved then look at what our media is producing. The media in the United States is complete trash and they want us to think Everything is going good. That the US government can be trusted while they throw the leader of our opposition party in prison for a book keeping issue. Nobody in the United States media talks about anything that is remotely close to this. They are completely brainwashing everyone.
Thank you for sharing this! We Congolese are ready to take the fight. 30 years of extreme suffering is enough. RWANDA, UGANDA and KENYA are the main routes for smuggled minerals and guns supply to criminals. The president of RWANDA himself recognized it, cited the countries where the minerals are going to and said he can't stop it because he fears retaliations.
Thank you very much Palki for always standing for the truth by denouncing the hypocrisy of the so called law makers but are thieves instead.
She doesn’t speak the truth against Modi e.g. Manipur issue , electoral bond corruption etc ! She has her own flaws and loyalties!
Africa feeds the world
Exactly
Fax. It’s not called the Motherland for no reason.
@@melvinn__7171😂 who calls motherland plz explain
😂
@@AK-galil It is called Mama Africa for decades now. That's why he said the Motherland. I am African and it is called Mama Africa. She is old, with one of the oldest civilisations. The oldest bones are found in her. She is vast and blessed and knows nothing but compassion, love and acceptance and that is why whenever every race come to Africa, they are not hated, instead we welcome them and that's why we were easily destroyed. We showed love even to the killers and we ended up being killed and exploited.
Apple is not the only one milking the DRC, almost every company is and I doubt they have any intentions on stopping.
Dear Palki, you are special for speaking up. Thank you
Thanks a great deal for pointing out these issues regarding blood minerals. DRC suffers from his own natural resources whereas multinationals take advantage of a failing and corrupted system. This must STOP !!!
This is what I call real news!!
Thanks for speaking on this subject. I was in Congo in 2023 and the situation is very sad.
Well done!! God bless DRCONGO ! Shame on Apple 🤦🏽♂️
😂 she says the DRC is rich in certain minerals. The DRC is the richest country in the world with all the minerals you can think of.
You should check to see who owns all the mines. Chinese own them, not Africa.
@getlost3346 that's not the topic. Ask questions when you are late to the party.
@@zackyndola1243 That is the answer to the topic! Apple has nothing to do with raw material sourcing. China does, they own the mines. All of this is propaganda! Do a search on DRC mines and ownership.
@@zackyndola1243 What are you talking about? That's exactly the topic. All the mines in the DRC are owned by China.
Thank you Madame for exposing the real thieves,
We love you Mss.Palki Sharma from DRCongo
Thank you so much for finally understanding the root cause of the arm conflicts in my country.
God's time is always the best for our country DRC, 🇨🇩❤💯 no one will finish what God has bless us with 🥰💃🎉
Maybe it’s to help God. Unite your people & ban those companies once for all
They can do one thing , stop all the mining and fine them billions of dollars if they want to proceed with mining, if they don’t they would need to depart the country. Congo need to take a serious move in this . They need a strong leader who won’t play with these white people , we need a serious patriotic leader. No nonsense like magufuli and they will definitely obey and follow Congolese law.
Yes indeed they need a good leader who don't bow from white colonial.
@@sauravkulkarni7347at all cost the country can place sanctions against them
That's where Rwanda is important for them... So Rwanda is a gun being held to the Congolese head, so basically the government has no say, otherwise the mighty Mr Kagame will invade congo, pretending to be looking for adfl in congo and so called Tutsi congolese who they are pretending to be protecting, you can not protect your people in someone's house, Rwanda Wil be receiving 35k Refugees from UK but they are not willing to take back their Tutsi people in congo
@@sauravkulkarni7347we are talking about illegal mining.
@@sauravkulkarni7347they don’t say to stop mining, but wisely is to cooperate with the government in good ways of sense beings. To make sure no killings and bloodshed for innocent, no mafias around, both sides will make good deals of 50/50 winner
I hope DRC will tell this to BYD aswell.
And TATA too
Toilet
Toilet minded
@@Gulfnas1
I don't think that limiting a philanthropist company is ever gonna help DRC.
@@Gulfnas1 Are you telling, TATA is using 3T ?
Our wealth become our nightmare, our blessing become a curse and death to us😭 My DR Congo.
really well said everything you are highlighting are true I am a Congolese in south Africa
Imagine having All prestigious minirals and entire population of Congo are extremely poor.
Who cursed Africa
white people
The entire population are poor but the leaders are rich with their family members 😢
@@Kaone007without local corruption this is not possible African people also involved in corruption
Political leadership of the country
Politic leaders still pimpin mama Africa
Thank you for covering this story….. you are my hero
No investigation needed here we all know everything
The atrocities committed in Dr Congo through the US based company apple is insane, Africa is tired of US France UN troops in our continent
Fact
First off. Apple does not manufacture any products. They design them. The manufacturer is actually Chinese companies. Just look at any IPhone, laptop, or other product...You will see..."Made in China". Second, the minerals are coming from Chinese owned mines in the DRC. I don't see what the cease order could possibly mean except a way for the government asking for a bribe.
Very clear explanation to understand why the DRC is at war✨ Thank You
I'm looking forward to the DAY the DRC will control its own destiny.
Thank you very much for speaking up for thr DRC Palki!
We wish Congo peace and GOD GRACE
She omitted to mention that DRC is one of the leading producers of these minerals
I'm a South African live in Congo for 6 years now.
😢😮😢
Wenza ntoni apho?
@@LukeRev480ndizibuza lonto nam??.. Somebody is lying here🤞🤞.. Keep South Africa out of this please🤞🤞.. Why would a South African go live there?
Uyakufuna u somagwaza😢
I work here, the region where I'm staying we don't have u formal activities such you see on social media. There is beutiful places and beutiful things happening here.
I work here and I'm now married to a Congolese blessed with 3 boys.
@@user-uy2pz2yq1v
Who is Somagwaza?
Rwanda, a neighbour or a parasite. No African is speaking on this. The whole of Africa would rather speak about Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, and Israel. Rwanda gets a clean sheet.
Where is the factory of chips and electronics in Rwanda ? M23 is not an African entity . Created by Africans. Africans used African names and references. .
@winnethdubeoly in all honesty, I don't think I will be able to point here the chip factory. But what I can point out is Rwanda's involvement in the DRC conflict. You should deny that Rwanda had never been on the side of the rebels as far as the DRC conflict is concerned. When SADC forces were deployed to DRC in 1998, Rwanda was controlling the rich mineral province of Kivu. It is a cheap point to point fingers outside while one of our own is fueling the instability, too. I get your premise, Rwanda doesn't have the factory, and so does M23 they don't own a factory. They know the market. And if you find the outfit name M23 not African enough, then I will tell you to wait until you see their faces. Yes, they all look native and can Rwanda do business with them if it's so desirable? Yes, Rwanda can. But we all that's just March 23, unless you tell me we don't use Gregory calendar. Rwanda has a hand in the DRC conflict period. But I may be wrong, only that I am not alone seeing that shadow hand.
@@genuinelifematters8819 Have you ever head about clandestine operations? or do you know what it means . In the history of Africa there is record of our own people that helped then other side sponsored terrorists or some really employed as military personnel to fight against those that wanted freedom. The very fact that folks are using the face as the reason they should be Africans . Off course they are lured with money . The same thing is all regions with so called terrorists it's the native. Who is sponsoring and giving them supply that last decades? Who supplies and feed them . Where do they get sophisticated weaponry and advance training. Furthermore how do they know that geographically there is minerals . Our people are filthy poor , uneducated and ignorant. So they only intelligent to be sophisticated terrorists and mineral thieves. I am also looking at the pattern here . The sahel region, DRC and Mozambique where there is these so called mineral terrorists . It's an image painted by the same brush and shades . So it's who is bank rolling the ones in the Sahel and Mozambique? . Before the discovery of oil in Mozambique there was no mineral terrorists. . We can't keep pretending that this is ordinary folks or tribalism. This narrative is hogwash. Africans we are not stupid as the narrative . The variable in this equation does not equate to M23 for all three every Rigion . So the face reference kinder outs those really responsible. 25 years UN couldn't do nothing. The same folk are now paying billions to the same country claiming it's a peaceful country. Honestly it's like listening to drunken world .
@@genuinelifematters8819 @genuinelifematters8819 Have you ever head about clandestine operations? or do you know what it means . In the history of Africa there is record of our own people that helped then other side sponsored terrorists or some really employed as military personnel to fight against those that wanted freedom. The very fact that folks are using the face as the reason they should be Africans . Off course they are lured with money . The same thing is all regions with so called terrorists it's the native. Who is sponsoring and giving them supply that last decades? Who supplies and feed them . Where do they get sophisticated weaponry and advance training. Furthermore how do they know that geographically there is minerals . Our people are filthy poor , uneducated and ignorant. So they only intelligent to be sophisticated terrorists and mineral thieves. I am also looking at the pattern here . The sahel region, DRC and Mozambique where there is these so called mineral terrorists . It's an image painted by the same brush and shades . So it's who is bank rolling the ones in the Sahel and Mozambique? . Before the discovery of oil in Mozambique there was no mineral terrorists. . We can't keep pretending that this is ordinary folks or tribalism. This narrative is hogwash. Africans we are not stupid as the narrative . The variable in this equation does not equate to M23 for all three every Rigion . So the face reference kinder outs those really responsible. 25 years UN couldn't do nothing. The same folk are now paying billions to the same country claiming it's a peaceful country. Honestly it's like listening to drunken world .
Very sad instead of Ubuntu together
For some people who thought 💭 Africa is not good people, my dear Africa is victim of evil world and greediness, many of us don’t know Africa is suffering because of big companies and others who’s taking Africa natural resources and not investing back to Africa some don’t even pay tax 😢
They make Africa to remain stagnant and undeveloped. They assassinate good leaders and put their puppets in power so that it's resources benefit everyone but Africans.
May God Help DR Congo
Africa rising. So now how does Congo plan to mine the minerals? Proper wages? Safe work conditions? Hope so. This is so disappointing in Paul Kagame.
Not certain minerals, but almost all the strategic mineral
Thank you dear , I'm from DRC
Very happy that you are talking about Africa
Excellente 👏👏👏👏
👏👏👏👏👏the best of luck indeed.Thank you for not holding facts.You are a true meaning of journalism.God bless Africa.
All tech companies are culpable of this crime
It’s been the Europeans fault the whole time
@@JimmyCooks-fg7stDo you know Chinese companies also buy blood minerals?
@@Reciclajeoil I don't like CCP, but at least they don't lecture about human rights/freedom of speech. US and Europe do lecture and they do manipulated ranking. So there is a difference.
@@Reciclajeoilthey steal it from Africa, not buying it. Same as India. Chinese and Indians are actually harsher in their stealing of resources in Africa than their European counterparts.
@@JimmyCooks-fg7stit is why do you like running away from what you do
Palau Sharma is a real journalist who isn’t afraid to speak the truth. May God the maker of heaven and earth bless you and keep you. Thank you for shading light on the D.R Congo 🇨🇩✝️
Thank you for saying the truth on your channel
That is truth
Thank you sister for speaking the truth.
Thanks for your information mss sharma
I form africa and you tells us truth 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Your channel is gonna be my favourite place to get true-news ❤❤❤ thank you guys.
clearest clean untainted news. thank you for sharing on this.
Climate change. Does digging not cost climate change..? What about health issue..?😊😊
Thank You Palki For Wishing the DRC the best of luck it means the world
Rwanda makes money from congo... without congo rwanda is Zero....
Truth surfaced out finally...👍
Thanks a lot Ms Palki for highlighting the sufferings of the Congolese especially in the East, because of their minerals. Rev. John
This is being taken to another level. We encourage this brave act.
Thanks Palki .... we have been saying it long enough p
APPLE WILL SURELY FALL.... UNLESS THEY REPAIR THE DAMAGE they have caused to millions of innocent Congolese orphans that are crying day & night by purchasing & funding BLOOD MINERALS from cruel Rwanda
First off. Apple does not manufacture any products. They design them. The manufacturer is actually Chinese companies. Just look at any IPhone, laptop, or other product...You will see..."Made in China". Second, the minerals are coming from Chinese owned mines in the DRC. I don't see what the cease order could possibly mean except a way for the government asking for a bribe.
The only news channel I watch ❤
About time!
Now this is what you call "Real News "
Thanks for providing the right information on your TV
I’ve just subscribed to your channel 🙏
Great report, well explained.
Firstpost IS AN AMAZING CHANNEL! THANK YOU FOR COVERING MY COUNTRY’S ISSUES !
Yes 👍
This is the benefit of having a multipolar global society:
BRICS, allows the world financial reserves a logical positive change in the way we fund, distribute, and govern ourselves. As such, it is safe to seek justice within some sort of logically positive outcome in mind.
Please continue :)
thank you Palki
Like I said, Africans we never finished our fight. We just got comfortable with a little bit of land ownership but not what the land produces
Free Congo 💯🙏🙌👌✊
Africa is finally waking up each day
Let us blame the black man for being the inner betrayal 💯
Thank you palki sharma
We have heard of designer goods manufacturers and now it's Apple, Intel, Tesla etc. This world is rotten to the core
Those companies are fucked up
First off. Apple does not manufacture any products. They design them. The manufacturer is actually Chinese companies. Just look at any IPhone, laptop, or other product...You will see..."Made in China". Second, the minerals are coming from Chinese owned mines in the DRC. I don't see what the cease order could possibly mean except a way for the government asking for a bribe.
DRC should be the richest country in the World
Very true
The US destabilized DRC by killing its first leader Patrice Lumumba and installing its puppet Mobutu Sseseseko. Mobutu and his Western masters looted DRC for decades. Now, the US uses Rwanda and Uganda to continue to destabilize DRC for the very same purpose of looting DRC.
Africans in charge is too dumb to realize it
You are wrong bro, the richest country in the world should be where people's brain is working nicely
Thank you!
AFRICAN open your eyes and let us work together that only way we can succeed. VIVA EFF VIVA ONE AFRICA
Apple's downfall has started
Sadly, it hasn't
APPLE WILL SURELY FALL.... UNLESS THEY REPAIR THE DAMAGE they have caused to millions of innocent Congolese orphans by purchasing BLOOD MINERALS from cruel Rwanda
that’s so sad for my country
Thank you for the true news ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks a lot Palki. We need your help to amplify the Congo issue. They've suffered for at least half a decade.
You might be interested in the history -- it's acknowledged that the CIA eliminated their leader in 1964, then propped up one of the worst kleptocrats in African history
It's complicated. When I was a little boy here in Kenya, I would harvest coffee berries during school holidays and still remain a top student. It was a lot of fun actually.
I will be following this Chanel
Now this is started following this channel, you're all some fkng og's
We are all responsible of what is happening in the congo, when I went there and saw how responsible I am to what we are doing, I stopped buying new phones, am using a 2013 phone now
That’s what happens in some of these countries. They try by all means to keep conflict so they can get it cheap. Lord have mercy.
Thank you
So Africa Minerals but Tesla/intel is using it. 21B Barrel in Namibia but Portuguese is already there. AFRICA
what?
The white multi nationals seem to have their finger in every pie
Ofcourse the Europeans have been stealing from Africa this whole time
you look most beautiful when you speak about the truth and for the depressed people...
This has been going on for the past 30 years. Rwanda want to use those immigrants from the UK to work in that conflict zone. Simple!
As. Congolese citizens, I will fight for my country
Great bro...
Thanks dear for speaking on behave of my country. APPLE is using blood money seen 20 years now . But on day my country will venge it.
Thanks a lot, hopefully 🤞 Congolese will win this. Because Apple have to prove the place he used to brought the cobalt. There’s no cobalt in rwanda then how is possible to get it there ?
About time!!!
Rich Africa but they call it poor continent❤
Thank you my Sister Palki for speaking for my country, this is very true what you are saying. If Rwanda was ruled by wise people we could've built a strong economy. But Kagame is busy listening to western's country leaders who are leading him in total mess. Truth is very stubborn Mr Kagame thought that truth will never come out of things that he has been doing since many years. That guy has killed millions in DR congo looking for these 3 minerals.
I love this news channel 🎉❤
I'm Congolese. President Tshisekedi mother Martha, brother Christian Tshisekedi, girlfriend Fifi Masuku, etc... all have mining.
I know it's kinda weird but atleast it's the Congolese people gaining from these. You've forgotten that kabila owned almost all financial hubs in the country. He personalized national ports and owned most mineral rich lands.
So what, they are Congolese, shame that you want another people to take it instead of Congolese
So sad to see innocents being slaughtered as animals and those western firms keep on financing the armed groups using Rwanda as a support base.
China recently agreed to invest an additional 7 Billion in DR Congo for infrastructure and mining.
She is saying the truth! 💯!
I like this news presenter
I love this channel for the truth