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Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 47m
Language
EN
Released
January 5, 2019
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Alastair Leithead

Self

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Produced by
Peter Emmerson
Becky Lipscombe

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