Rwanda arrests four generals with alleged Congo ties

Rwanda has arrested four generals, accusing them of illegal business dealings across the border in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, an army spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday. “They are under investigation for acts of indiscipline with respect to...

KEMET implements conflict free tantalum sourcing plan

KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announces the tantalum industry’s most comprehensive plan for sourcing conflict free tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). KEMET...

Further delay of SEC conflict minerals rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has missed a second deadline for the publication of corporate disclosure rules relating to the use of “conflict minerals” in response to the provisions of the financial reform legislation passed 18 months...

Good news from the end of the African tin supply chain

The iTSCI supply chain traceability scheme has been operating in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province for some time now, with plans for a further roll-out and pilot studies underway in other DRC provinces and neighbouring countries. In...

Public-private alliance for conflict free minerals trade

In a Washington, D.C. ceremony on November 15, the US-based capacity building organisation Pact launched a Public-Private Alliance for a Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a...