Kivu: Inside one of the World’s Most Dangerous Regions

In this region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children are forced into militias and rape is used as a weapon of war ... Brut reporter Charles Villa went to North Kivu, one of the world’s most dangerous regions.

In the documentary, Villa asked a militia warlord about his enlisting child soldiers in a tense interview. He met with Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege to discuss his work with victims of rape as a weapon of war, and later visited a coltan mine, where young men, sometimes children, work in conditions described as human rights violations by Amnesty International.

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[stevenokoth]

How is that general leading people to war? He should be a comedian

[The_rabbit_hole]

Bro your dedication to exposing the truth is beyond all expectations. The fact that you went down that mine to be able to experience what it must be like so you can explain it to us, bro fkn respect to the max! That's real journalism and anyone who says otherwise, show us how far you've gone to seek the truth! Totally got my sub and I'll start going through all your videos 🧐😎

[ayiijoe]

We need to accept our shortcomings as Africans people and stop ranting or scapegoating the west for our woes. The people we should blame are the ones occupying our top public offices..

[joevincent]

one day Congo shall rise to its full potential. We believe in you. Tunawapenda Wakongo wote na tunawaombea amani

[nathankihikire]

The suffering aside, imagine one kilo sold at 20$ and its about 27m on world market. Oh God !!! What kind of exploitation is this? Viva to this journalist. He is a real hero.

[Ankorthmey]

Holly COW!!! Those min went through the hole in the ground just like rats. I feel suffocated by just watching🥶

[lawrencetahiri]

I feel so sorry for those people to have to work on such appalling work condition. It's a reminder that we should be grateful for what we have.

[DanSpeed]

Kenya will do everything it can to help Congo get it right. The problems of Congo are all well documented. The problems cannot be solved by the same people who have a hand in creating them. This week we are sending our Kenyan military to the Eastern DRC to disarm and restore peace in the region. Our Special Forces have been in the area for over 3 months, gathering intel, and just a few days ago, President Ruto ordered a full deployment of a battle ready force sufficient to get the job done. We hope this will not be another Somalia, where Kenya has had a military presence for over a decade. Our job is to disarm, restore peace, and the Congolese can do the rest.

[Nk_Alexis]

Any Rwandan watched this, heard that these people inside mines are speaking Kinyarwanda in the background, yet they are in areas controlled by FARDC and other militias. This DRC conflict is so complex at its highest level and manipulated.

[jm-jetl]

Man, you went down into the mine. Respect!

[raulvinals]

OMG, after seeing this I'd better count my blessings.
Excellent work, guys. I have you in my highest respect
Cheers and good luck to Congolese people 💖

[jimbospuckley]

less than 5000 views and 8 comments is astonishing to me

[AmirKhan-mbnj]

Oh man, when the reporter went down the narrow tunnel I literally can't breathe, hats off to the brave Congolese but such a shame to see these innocent souls suffer in these unimaginable conditions 🥹

[depsmilindi]

Salut. Bravo pour votre documentaire, il est intéressant.
J'aimerai apporter deux corrections sur les noms de deux petits soldats que vous avez interrogés. Au fait je ne les connais pas mais ils ont des noms de la région d'où je viens. Et jlai remarqué que vous avez mal écrit leurs noms.
*Le premier a dit s'appeler Mutumishi =ce qui signifie "travailleur" en français. Et non Mitsubishi comme vous l'avez écrit sur le sous-titre.
* le second a dit s'appeler Ishara Rutakira et non Richard je ne sais quoi....
Ce sont des noms du Sud-Kivu /Uvira ils sont très courants ces noms là dans la tribu des bafuliru...
Je suis aussi du Sud-Kivu /Uvira c'est pourquoi j'ai tenu à apporter ce oetit correctif à ce documentaire qui est déjà intéressant.
Merci beaucoup de me recevoir

[mabolokituyi]

I started suffocating and was just watching the guy going down.I cant do that job.NEVER EVER

[alexisbyishimo]

May God bless Dr. Denis Mukwege for standing to help those rape survivors.

[okwalingaemmanuel]

Poor Governance is the cause of all DRCs problems

[georgemurungi]

I am a Ugandan, well, well, well...that bit of going deep in the underground.... Is more of a thrill, terrifying, and kind of so deadly.
We all are riping off Congo!
If Congo ever gets peace, many monsters will lose out on such cheap resources... The women and kids are nt protected.
Kudos to this brave journalist.
Keep exposing the evil.
As Africans, we need to seat, revisit where we left Congo and our selves to get right on the track...

[kazungugodrich]

What my brothers and sisters go through for me to have a phone!We love you Congolese 🇰🇪

[felixndayekabwayi]

The general is not Congolese, thats not a Congolese tone of lingala