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Explainer: Why is eastern Congo so valuable? Add to ...

Congolese rebels seized Goma last week, one of the most important cities in eastern Congo. Affan Chowdhry, multimedia reporter in Toronto, speaks with Geoffrey York, the Globe's Africa bureau chief in Goma, about why this region is so valuable and how rebels were able to capture the city so easily.