Wall Street reform rule said to increase violence in Congo

May 22, 2013

The Hill reported on a hearing in Washington on Capitol Hill on 21st May to discuss the consequences of the US ‘conflict minerals’ law. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed the unintended consequences impacting central Africa, noting that while the...

Rwanda: Mining Company Owner Killed

May 13, 2013

According to local press reports two people were killed over the weekend in what police said could have been triggered by wrangles in, and between, mining companies in the area. Among those killed is Major (retired) John Sengati, the manager of John Sengati Limited, a...

Conflict-free sourcing name change

May 9, 2013

The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC®) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) announced a change of name of the ‘EICC-GeSI Extractives Work Group’ to the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI). This reflects the growth of the...

Strengthening the Rwandan mineral sector

Mar 28, 2013

In an interview with Evode Imena published by Allafrica the recently appointed Mines State Minister in Rwanda explained how the Government and the mining sector plan to work together to strengthen the performance of the sector further. Minister Imena has the...

Important developments in conflict minerals regulation

Mar 28, 2013

In recent days, activity proposing regulation of conflict minerals trade in both the EU and Canada has been launched. Firstly, the EU has begun a consultation period running up to 26 June 2013 on a possible initiative on responsible sourcing of minerals originating...

CFTI Partners visit South Kivu to view project success

Feb 27, 2013

To promote responsible sourcing and economic development in the DRC industry and Government partners started a conflict-free tin initiative (CFTI) in the Province of South Kivu in October 2012. Those partners, led by Jaime de Bourbon Parme, Special Envoy for Natural...