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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