EU plans to secure supplies for green revolution from Rwanda are likely to support smuggling of conflict minerals from DR Congo. ITSCI provides suppliers and external auditors with certification guaranteeing that supply chains only include minerals from government-validated mines, with a “bagging and tagging” system designed to prevent conflict minerals from tainting the flow. Global Witness’s Kopp said that, given …
Thousands turn up at President Tshisekedi’s campaign rallies. “It was Kabila who controlled the situation.” A turning point soon came when Tshisekedi dealt a surprising card, edging out the former president’s cronies from government or winning them over with political positions or financial packages, Malukisa said. Whether he successfully leverages the powers of incumbency or is forced out after one …
MAPUTO, Mozambique — Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. The DRC government will auction 30 oil and gas blocks in the Cuvette-Centrale Peatlands in the Congo Basin forest …