Packaged bars of chocolate are displayed at the Lowa Chocolate Factory in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Djaffar Al Katanty
GOMA (Reuters) - Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould which will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally owned producer in Democratic Republic of Congo.
For decades, eastern Congo's underground riches such as gold and coltan have sustained cycles of deadly violence in the area.
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