The fight for the "trillion dollar maps" - The Saturday Story

Hidden in a quiet Belgian archive, century-old colonial maps of the Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to an estimated $24 trillion in untapped minerals. Now the United States, backed by Trump, together with the likes of Jeff Bezos, want them. The curators, however, are in no hurry to hand them over. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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The fight for the "trillion dollar maps" - The Saturday Story is an episode from Stories of our times by The Times.

This episode is 16:36 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2026.

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