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02/07/2006:

"Congo: Bringing justice to the heart of darkness"

The mineral-rich country has been riven by tribal warfare in which three million died. But now there is hope that war crimes trials will bring those responsible to justice.

...National elections are due in April which could pave the way for long-term peace. The International Criminal Court has made the crimes committed in Congo the subject of its first investigation. Those who bear ultimate responsibility for the killings of Nyakunde and elsewhere may yet face justice.
independent.co.uk

Tribal warfare indeed. Heart of darkness indeed. But justice will be restored, not by the Congolese people of course.

If you've read Conrad, you know he found the heart of darkness not in Africa, but in the heart and soul of Europe. And it's funny how all the 'tribal war' dovetails with others' interest in all those minerals.