 Yes, even as formal colonialism ended, violent resource extraction continues to ravage the Democratic Republic of Congo, now focused on mining, cobalt, lithium and more. For more, we are joined by Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, where his new in-depth article is headlined, The Congolese Fight for Their Own Wealth. It looks at how the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast mineral wealth contrasts with its extreme poverty caused by exploitation and conflict.