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Gold Now Top Conflict Mineral in DRC - Study

Researchers on mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say the number one mineral funding militia groups is now gold because it is harder to trace than other minerals from the area.

Congo-Kinshasa: Map Shows Gold is Top Conflict Mineral in Eastern Congo

VOA, 21 November 2013

Researchers have produced a new map of mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo showing which are sites are controlled by armed groups and which are controlled by… Read more »

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Artisanal gold miners form human chains to excavate

Congo-Kinshasa: Analysis of the Interactive Map of Artisanal Mining Areas in Eastern DR Congo

International Peace Information Service, 22 November 2013

In August 2009 the 'International Peace Information Service' (IPIS) published a first map of militarised mining areas in Eastern DR Congo. By 2012, the international interest in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Blood Coltan - Remote-Controlled Warfare and the Demand for Strategic Minerals

Fahamu, 21 November 2013

The atrocious war in Congo is tied to the huge appetite in the west for strategic minerals essential to the electronics and military industries. The criminal regimes in Uganda and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: With M23 Gone, Will Other Armed Groups in Eastern DRC Demobilise?

African Arguments, 21 November 2013

Currently, there is a lot going on in terms of disarmament and demobilisation of armed groups in the Eastern DRC since the surrender of M23 two weeks ago. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: High Cost of Congolese Gold

OSISA, 30 August 2013

In its first ground breaking research report into artisanal gold mining in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW)… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels in DRC Using Illegal Gold to Finance Rebellion

VOA, 10 October 2013

A report says rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are financing their campaign by smuggling out gold that ends up in the world's banks and jewelry stores. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Striking Gold - How M23 and Its Allies Are Infiltrating Congo's Gold Trade

ENOUGH, 9 October 2013

The M23 rebel group has taken over a profitable part of the conflict gold trade in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, argues a new Enough Project report. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: New Report Says Rebels Trade in Conflict Gold

ENOUGH, 10 October 2013

The Enough Project has released a groundbreaking new report that documents the conflict gold smuggling network of the Eastern Congo-based M23 rebels. Read more »

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Talks Fail to Redefine 'Blood Diamonds'

A meeting of Kimberley Process meeting calling for stiffer penalties for those dealing in blood diamonds has failed to come up with a broader definition of the term. Read more »
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