A century ago, it was ivory and rubber. Today it is diamonds, gold, and tantalum-rich coltan, a substance vital to the manufacture of high-tech electronics. In this ABC News program, Ted Koppel delivers three successive reports on the bleak prospects of the noncombatant Congolese population, caught in the crossfire of opposing armies, decimated by disease and malnutrition, and exploited by the greed of others for their nation’s valuable natural resources. First, Mr. Koppel spotlights the crisis in Kisangani, a city epitomizing the desperate conditions facing a population only a step away from total collapse. Next, he profiles a middle-aged widow living in Bukavu who does heavy labor to support her ten children. And finally he returns to Kisangani, where he addresses the co-opting of the region’s diamond trade. (61 minutes)