ITRI comments on the UN Group of Experts midterm report

The United Nations Group of Experts on the DRC released a midterm report last week which is available here. The Group discuss various issues relating to armed groups such as ADC and FDLR, as well as the relations between the congolese army FARDC and MONUSCO and a...

iTSCi benefits shown in short film “Unconflicted”

The iTSCi Programmes’ field partners (PACT) have launched a short film showing how iTSCi has been working to implement traceability, due diligence and audit systems to ensure conflict free tin and other minerals can be produced in the high risk areas of central...

Dutch Funding for iTSCi to scale up mineral trade in central Africa

iTSCi and Pact announced funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MFA) for a three-year project to achieve “Scaling up Mineral Trade” in the Great Lakes region of central Africa (press release can be found here). Funding will...