DR Congo Tells Apple to Cease & Desist using "Blood Minerals" in iPhones | Vantage with Palki Sharma
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
@Oh-God-Of-All-Creation
27 күн бұрын
It's already shining brother ❤
@PatienceKimwesa
22 күн бұрын
Indeed, brother. The change in the DRC must come from the Congolese people themselves; no one else can make it happen for them.
@ChamberlainY
11 күн бұрын
Thank you that's my Country jah know
@user-cq7ur3nt1x
Күн бұрын
Niiice
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
Your government is corrupt, they want money from Apple. But Apple does no mining.
The thieves are STILL milking Africa 😭😭😭
@buffalosoldier4045
29 күн бұрын
Facts
@markcapillo8579
29 күн бұрын
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 😂
@heroshe7786
28 күн бұрын
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.
@bobbyben6134
28 күн бұрын
So what ?? Your leaders are guilty of complicity
@matte67
28 күн бұрын
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
@chocolatemilkshake9168
29 күн бұрын
Hope one day everything becomes alright ❤❤
@kolavamshi4952
29 күн бұрын
You guys need step up other wise these looting will not stop.
@ndagijimanasebastien9707
28 күн бұрын
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
@mkodyChallengesYOu
27 күн бұрын
@@ndagijimanasebastien9707Rwanda for Rwanda Simple Get out otherwis3 unless kagami shut upc
@ellemababa4023
26 күн бұрын
@@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.
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.
@winnethdubeoly
24 күн бұрын
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. .
@genuinelifematters8819
24 күн бұрын
@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.
@winnethdubeoly
23 күн бұрын
@@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 .
@winnethdubeoly
23 күн бұрын
@@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 .
@welcometoubuntufashion
Күн бұрын
Very sad instead of Ubuntu together
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 😢
@rickyreward226
23 күн бұрын
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.
@user-je7zl5lr5q
23 күн бұрын
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,.
@johnclouser5409
11 сағат бұрын
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.
who says colonialism is in the past
@Student_Of_Life09
29 күн бұрын
Idiots do say it's in the past bro
@us3rG
28 күн бұрын
China
@Belovedfire
28 күн бұрын
@@us3rGwhat do you mean? China also suffered from it
@Mark12434
26 күн бұрын
@@us3rG China when they were invaded by the Mongolians,Japanese and Europeans. Yeah.
@siohonelson9078
26 күн бұрын
@@Belovedfire china has no demand of. Minerals
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 ❤
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL REAL NEWS. GOD BLESS YOUR ALL NETWORK. RD CONG THANK YOU
My country Congo 🇨🇩❤️
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.
@sabvrao
2 күн бұрын
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
@DelightPaws
28 күн бұрын
Exactly
@melvinn__7171
26 күн бұрын
Fax. It’s not called the Motherland for no reason.
@AK-galil
25 күн бұрын
@@melvinn__7171😂 who calls motherland plz explain
@AK-galil
25 күн бұрын
😂
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.
Dear Palki, you are special for speaking up. Thank you
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.
😂 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.
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
You should check to see who owns all the mines. Chinese own them, not Africa.
@zackyndola1243
19 сағат бұрын
@getlost3346 that's not the topic. Ask questions when you are late to the party.
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
@@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.
Apple is not the only one milking the DRC, almost every company is and I doubt they have any intentions on stopping.
We love you Mss.Palki Sharma from DRCongo
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 !!!
Thank you Madame for exposing the real thieves,
Well done!! God bless DRCONGO ! Shame on Apple 🤦🏽♂️
God's time is always the best for our country DRC, 🇨🇩❤💯 no one will finish what God has bless us with 🥰💃🎉
@dalac_93
25 күн бұрын
Maybe it’s to help God. Unite your people & ban those companies once for all
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
@genesisworld-zc5im
23 күн бұрын
Fact
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
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.
Thank you very much for speaking up for thr DRC Palki!
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.
@cozytime9067
28 күн бұрын
Yes indeed they need a good leader who don't bow from white colonial.
@sauravkulkarni7347
28 күн бұрын
Stop mining, really?? it employees more than 500k people. And anyways they are not going to stop mining at all cost.
@Belovedfire
28 күн бұрын
@@sauravkulkarni7347at all cost the country can place sanctions against them
@dannykabuya7066
28 күн бұрын
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
@EstaJeanette-nk7fj
28 күн бұрын
@@sauravkulkarni7347we are talking about illegal mining.
I hope DRC will tell this to BYD aswell.
@Gulfnas1
29 күн бұрын
And TATA too
@NagomKDB
29 күн бұрын
Toilet
@sundarkc9846
29 күн бұрын
Toilet minded
@KRISH57676
29 күн бұрын
@@Gulfnas1 I don't think that limiting a philanthropist company is ever gonna help DRC.
@KarmeshMadhavi
29 күн бұрын
@@Gulfnas1 Are you telling, TATA is using 3T ?
Imagine having All prestigious minirals and entire population of Congo are extremely poor. Who cursed Africa
@Kaone007
29 күн бұрын
white people
@user-ql1xs8qr8t
29 күн бұрын
The entire population are poor but the leaders are rich with their family members 😢
@sanatanihindu383
29 күн бұрын
@@Kaone007without local corruption this is not possible African people also involved in corruption
@Vineeth..v
29 күн бұрын
Political leadership of the country
@us3rG
28 күн бұрын
Politic leaders still pimpin mama Africa
Thank you so much for finally understanding the root cause of the arm conflicts in my country.
No investigation needed here we all know everything
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
Thank you for covering this story….. you are my hero
I'm a South African live in Congo for 6 years now. 😢😮😢
@LukeRev480
28 күн бұрын
Wenza ntoni apho?
@siphociliwe1096
28 күн бұрын
@@LukeRev480ndizibuza lonto nam??.. Somebody is lying here🤞🤞.. Keep South Africa out of this please🤞🤞.. Why would a South African go live there?
@user-uy2pz2yq1v
27 күн бұрын
Uyakufuna u somagwaza😢
@chaukelattovulture106
27 күн бұрын
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.
@chaukelattovulture106
27 күн бұрын
@@user-uy2pz2yq1v Who is Somagwaza?
I'm looking forward to the DAY the DRC will control its own destiny.
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 😢
@mashilo1869
25 күн бұрын
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.
Rwanda makes money from congo... without congo rwanda is Zero....
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
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
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
All tech companies are culpable of this crime
@JimmyCooks-fg7st
29 күн бұрын
It’s been the Europeans fault the whole time
@Reciclajeoil
29 күн бұрын
@@JimmyCooks-fg7stDo you know Chinese companies also buy blood minerals?
@edgecase1047
29 күн бұрын
@@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.
@MrSahbunky
29 күн бұрын
@@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.
@grahammukuyu4660
28 күн бұрын
@@JimmyCooks-fg7stit is why do you like running away from what you do
Let us blame the black man for being the inner betrayal 💯
👏👏👏👏👏the best of luck indeed.Thank you for not holding facts.You are a true meaning of journalism.God bless Africa.
May God Help DR Congo
Your channel is gonna be my favourite place to get true-news ❤❤❤ thank you guys.
Not certain minerals, but almost all the strategic mineral
She omitted to mention that DRC is one of the leading producers of these minerals
Thank You Palki For Wishing the DRC the best of luck it means the world
DRC should be the richest country in the World
@jimg1056
29 күн бұрын
Very true
@linkmeforfun
29 күн бұрын
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.
@antmck99
29 күн бұрын
Africans in charge is too dumb to realize it
@cubakantamushigo8298
27 күн бұрын
You are wrong bro, the richest country in the world should be where people's brain is working nicely
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.
We wish Congo peace and GOD GRACE
Thank you sister for speaking the truth.
clearest clean untainted news. thank you for sharing on this.
Thank you for saying the truth on your channel
Thank you dear , I'm from DRC Very happy that you are talking about Africa Excellente 👏👏👏👏
Climate change. Does digging not cost climate change..? What about health issue..?😊😊
The only news channel I watch ❤
Thanks for your information mss sharma I form africa and you tells us truth 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Palki .... we have been saying it long enough p
thank you Palki
Apple's downfall has started
@MargoMilkShake
27 күн бұрын
Sadly, it hasn't
@user-ip2cl8co8i
26 күн бұрын
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
Thank you!
Thanks a lot Ms Palki for highlighting the sufferings of the Congolese especially in the East, because of their minerals. Rev. John
Africa is finally waking up each day
Truth surfaced out finally...👍
Now this is what you call "Real News " Thanks for providing the right information on your TV I’ve just subscribed to your channel 🙏
Thank you palki sharma
About time!
Yes 👍
This is being taken to another level. We encourage this brave act.
Thank you
Firstpost IS AN AMAZING CHANNEL! THANK YOU FOR COVERING MY COUNTRY’S ISSUES !
Free Congo 💯🙏🙌👌✊
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
Great report, well explained.
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 :)
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!
Thank you 🙏🏿
That is truth
We have heard of designer goods manufacturers and now it's Apple, Intel, Tesla etc. This world is rotten to the core
@fadhilkiima30
26 күн бұрын
Those companies are fucked up
@getlost3346
19 сағат бұрын
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.
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
I will be following this Chanel
I like this news presenter
She is saying the truth! 💯!
I love this channel for the truth
As. Congolese citizens, I will fight for my country
@bharatmatha1877
28 күн бұрын
Great bro...
I love this news channel 🎉❤
Apple is enjoying the blood of innocents
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.
God 🙏 bless you Miss ❤
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'm Congolese. President Tshisekedi mother Martha, brother Christian Tshisekedi, girlfriend Fifi Masuku, etc... all have mining.
@fadhilkiima30
26 күн бұрын
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.
@user-vn6po8cp6j
26 күн бұрын
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.
Samsung too!
What should I do with my iPhone?
And then Rwanda is portrayed as the futuristic green and democratic state by the west. Now you know how and why.
About time!!!
Now this is started following this channel, you're all some fkng og's
you look most beautiful when you speak about the truth and for the depressed people...
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.
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 ?
Rich Africa but they call it poor continent❤
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