The Congo wars and the role of artisanal mining in the conflict (1996–2003) 9 Artisanal mining during and after the transition (2003 onwards) 10 Artisanal production patterns 12 Mineral trade 14 5. Attempts at formalising the 3T sector in the eastern DRC and Rwanda 19 Government policy and donor intervention 19
Masisi is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the Masisi Territory. — Location — Masisi lies approximately 69 kilometres, by road, northwest of the provincial capital of Goma.
a mining company based in Goma, North Kivu, and having a mining concession in the area of Masisi, about 50 km east of Goma. The audit was carried out by the author of this report, who is an independent auditor with no institutional links to the mining company, authorities of DRC or the BGR. The audit
Congo's 'Terminator' and the Mining Ban Posted by Enough Team on February 16, 2011 GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The media blackout surrounding the recent incident linking Congo army commander and wanted war criminal Bosco Ntaganda to a gold smuggling operation and 1 million in counterfeit bills has enabled him to try to dictate ...
Jun 26, 2008· The ICC has also unsealed an indictment against the UPC's Bosco Ntaganda, current the military chief of staff for the Congrès National pour la Défense du People rebel group in Congo's North Kivu province. A fourth militia leader, the FNI's Floribert Njabu, is currently in .
Dec 08, 2014· "Insecurity at gold mines throughout the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remains widespread," a 2012 report from the UN group of experts on Congo said. The report says that the notorious M23 armed militia, which seized Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in November but then backed off, uses gold to finance its operation.
A UN investigation into the human rights situation in southern Masisi territory in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has revealed that at least 264 civilians, including 83 children, were arbitrarily executed by armed groups in more than 75 attacks on villages between April and September this year.
An Evaluation of Reproductive Health Service Provision in Masisi Health Zone, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo *** October 926, 2013 This report was written by Josep Vargas, Sarah Chynoweth, and Gururoop Wazir for the IAWG Global Review on Reproductive Health in Crises. It was reviewed by Nadine
'Conflict Minerals' initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local mining communities ... decline by turning to the informal gold mining sector. ... North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema and northern ...
Oct 31, 2013· The GoE report documented M23 support for some Raia Mutomboki groups in North Kivu's southern Masisi Territory. Maï Maï Sheka (Nduma Defence of Congo NDC) The UN stabilization mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) in late October condemned attacks by Maï Maï Sheka (sometimes in collaboration with Raia Mutomboki) in parts of North Kivu's Masisi ...
Mar 04, 2011· Gold miners form a human chain while digging an open pit at the Chudja mine in the Kilomoto concession near the village of Kobu, 100 km (62 miles) from Bunia in northeastern Congo.
Amid Billions of Dollars in Mineral Exports From DRC, Locals Say They Are Left Behind . Noella Nyirabihogo Senior Reporter. ... within the Masisi area of North Kivu province, is laden with coltan and tin. ... a main mining community, infrastructure, including access to electricity and water, is nearly nonexistent. Noella Nyirabihogo, GPJ DRC.
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North Kivu is a Gold Project (Kivu), also known as Lubero, in DRC owned by Loncor Resources. General: oncor owns or controls a contiguous block of 55 exploration permits or PRs covering an area of approximately 17,760 square kilometers to the northwest...
How is the Conflict in the Congo linked to the cassiterite trade boom? David Barouski s 10/19/08 Presentation for Congo Week in Chicago, IL. The ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in part an economic war. The scramble for the Congolese natural resources has claimed millions of lives, several displaced, and transformed the Congo into a crime scene (ual violence against ...