DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma …

In recent years, the M23 has seized several lucrative mining areas and a report by UN experts last December said that around 120 tonnes of coltan was being sent by the M23 to Rwanda every four weeks.

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4 Coltan's connections to the conflict in the DRC

The goal of this chapter is to examine the connection between coltan mining and violence in the DRC. A better understanding of the role of coltan in the Congo ... Taxes to RCD-Goma 7 Other …

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ICE: congo-coltan

It is estimated that the Rwandan army made $20 million per month mining coltan in 2000 ('Conflicts"). As coltan is necessary for the high-tech industry and as demand increases, …

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European companies and the coltan trade: an …

Sources: Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (); Karen T. Hayes, Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the Implications and Opportunities for the Telecommunications Industry, Fauna and Flora …

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Pillage: Swiss businessman under criminal

In 2001, the company represented by Huber was granted four mining concessions by RCD-Goma, whose armed forces were militarily occupying the area where the relevant …

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The emergence of a new order? Resources and war in …

According to Nestor Kiyimbi, the head of the RCD Mining and Land Department, the creation of Somigl was justified by the under-estimation of the exploited quantity of coltan …

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"Blood Minerals" in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic …

They purchased land usage rights on Mataba Hill from the Rally for Congolese Democracy's (RCD)6 Mining Department, bypassing the Congolese Ministry of Mining. They …

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Rcd Goma Coltan Mining

minerals – including diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, cassiterite (tin ore) and coltan – to timber and oil. 1 But this vast natural wealth has brought nothing but ... (RCD) – and its three factions RCD …

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NiZA et al. vs. CPH

The Panel stated that EWRI received privileged access to coltan sites and captive labour, because of its close ties to the Rwandan military. When prices of coltan were …

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How is the Conflict in the Congo Linked to the Cassiterite Trade Boom

They purchased land-use rights on Mataba Hill from the Rally for Congolese Democracy's (RCD) Mining Department, bypassing the approval of the Congolese Ministry of …

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Catching the middlemen fuelling African conflicts

Belgium and other European countries have also frozen the accounts of Zulfa Karim Panju and Jacques van den Abeele, who are accused of involvement in a major coltan smuggling …

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Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to …

One U.N. official said a number of members of the RCD-Goma movement, a Rwanda-backed group dating back to the 1998-2003 war, were involved in the M23. ... After taking control of Rubaya, the largest coltan mine …

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"Blood Minerals" in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic …

The RCD moved their illegally-mined coltan from the Congo through his business networks to refine and export the ore while laundering the profits. The arrangement worked out …

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community mining gold in masisi north kivu congo

Coal mining processing plant in Nigeria. This coal mining project is an open pit mine located in Nigeria, announced by mining company - Western Goldfields - that it has discovered …

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Coltan, Congo & Conflict

3 Coltan mining in the DRC 43 3.1 Coltan and tantalum resources in the DRC 43 3.2 Tantalum mining before the First Congo War 44 3.3 The first coltan mining boom 45 3.4 The second …

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Coltan Mining in World Heritage Sites in the …

The coltan mining is having devastating impacts on the natural values of two World Heritage sites, notably Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Okapi Wildlife Reserve. ... zone controlled by the …

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(DOC) Coltan

This monopoly has strengthened her position as a major player in the trade in coltan in the region. RCD-Goma, in an attempt to explain this partnership, said that she is a very useful person and …

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The New Humanitarian | Foreign partners in Goma mining …

The Goma-based Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD-Goma) has disclosed that three foreigners were partners in the company, Somigl, to which it has just …

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Mining Industry of The Democratic Republic of The Congo

Rebel groups MLC, RCD-Goma, and RCD-ML make their own deals with foreign businessmen for cash and/or military equipment. Battlefields are most commonly centered on areas that hold a …

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'Blood Minerals' in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic …

Since coltan mining is no longer as profitable, ... The RCD-G faction, based in Goma, remained loyal to Rwanda and set up a parallel government in the Kivus that had its …

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Coltan Boom, Gorilla Bust

Coltan Mining and Trade in Rwanda 7 Coltan Mining and Trade in Kivu Province, Eastern DRC 8 Security Situation in Kahuzi-Biega National Park 10 The "Independent Consultant's" Report …

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Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to …

One U.N. official said a number of members of the RCD-Goma movement, a Rwanda-backed group dating back to the 1998-2003 war, were involved in the M23. ... the largest coltan mine in the Great ...

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Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they …

One U.N. official said a number of members of the RCD-Goma movement, a Rwanda-backed group dating back to the 1998-2003 war, were involved in the M23. ... the …

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Promoting DDR programmes while arming non-state armed …

Since April 2024, M23 combatants have controlled the important coltan mining site of Rubaya, in Masisi, which enables M23 to consolidate the traffic of Congolese coltan to …

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The DRC and its Neighbourhood: The Political Economy …

This meant a windfall for the RCD-Goma (a faction of the RCD). The armed group first decreed a monopoly on the export of coltan, imposing a $10/kg tax, and then refused to trade with …

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Goma City: A Strategic Hub Under Siege in the DRC Congo

Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is once again at the center of international attention as the M23 rebel group …

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The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict

DRC and Rwanda together supply around half the world's coltan, the metallic ore that is vital in making phones and laptops. United Nations experts, rights groups and analysts …

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Christoph Huber: Accused of DRC war crimes but living easy …

The Congolese company owned more than 100,000 km 2 of mining rights for coltan, cassiterite and wolframite in North and South Kivu in the eastern DRC that had been occupied …

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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: …

Along with Goma, in the past year M23 has seized control of many lucrative coltan, tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold mines in the eastern DRC, including the largest coltan mine on Earth, near the town of Rubaya.

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EUROPEAN COMPANIES AND THE COLTAN TRADE: AN …

RCD), one of the rebel movements responsible for a brutal war, which has cost the lives of over 2.5 milion ... Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the Implications and …

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