Digging In: Recent Developments on Conflict Minerals
- Author:
- David Sullivan and Noel Atama
- Publisher:
- ENOUGH Project
- Publication Date:
- 6 January 2010
- Tags:
- Congo-Kinshasa, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security, Mining
Congo’s mineral wealth continues to play a central role in the country’s conflict dynamics. Despite the upsurge in displacement and atrocities during 2009, multinational companies continue to purchase minerals from the war zone, providing crucial fuel for the violence.
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