Foreword / by Soraya Aziz Souleymane

Why Congo?

The story of the Kongo Kingdom : before and after the Europeans landed

How Congo helped build America and Europe : following the money and greed for five centuries

A den of highly armed thieves

Africa's first World War : reverberations from Rwanda's genocide

Road to Congo by Ryan Gosling

Crimes against humanity : ground zero

Life today in one part of Congo

Congo responds to the onslaught : the whistle for change

Davids and Goliaths : global rights activists vs. the war profitters

Steve Jobs and conflict minerals : Apple and corporate-driven change

War crimes shouldn't pay : lessons from Al Capone to al-Qaeda

Vanquishing the vampires : what you can do

Counting myths and stereotypes.