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In the years of the early 21st century, a devastating crisis continued to plague Katanga, the southeastern-most province of the Congo in Central Africa. The country sustained a global reputation as one of the most fundamental sources of several key minerals, notably copper, uranium and cobalt - minerals that could be shipped to developing countries such as China and India in exchange for economic sustenance. Yet tragically, very little of that wealth extended to the country's people, who battled the direst poverty despite the richness of the natural resources surrounding them. With his documentary Katanga Business, filmmaker Thierry Michel explores this sad case of socioeconomic injustice.