Rebel groups and senior commanders in the national army are fighting over and illegally profiting from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s minerals trade.
Drawing on Global Witness’s research and the latest report by UN experts on Congo, The Hill Belongs to Them highlights how the profits from the trade in mineral ores such as tin and tantalum are being stolen from Congolese citizens by armed groups.
The Global Witness report spells out the measures required of governments and companies to break the links between violence, corruption and minerals in the region.
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