Stories from the Field
Responsible tin offers better business than gold
Shabunda is the second largest territory in the province of South Kivu, with a reputation for rich mineral deposits, and locally believed to possess significant amounts of tin, tantalum and gold. The territory is also very remote, leaving it more vulnerable to...
Establishing stakeholder groups in new provinces
In 2015, the Democratic Republic of the Congo went through a restructuring process of its administrative and political boundaries, sub-dividing many existing provinces into a total of 26, as opposed to the previous 11. As part of this process, Katanga was divided into...
A day in the life of an iTSCi field coordinator
Fabrice Muhire joined iTSCi as a Field Officer in 2013. Having previously worked as a Field Manager for the Rwanda Natural Resources Authority, Fabrice was eager to join a leading international project like iTSCi, with a new and transformative vision for the mining...
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ITSCI trains mining technicians in Rwanda
Capacity building activities are an integral part of the ITSCI Programme. In partnership with Pact and the Rwanda Mines Board (RMB), our teams conducted training sessions for mining technicians, geologists and environmentalists. The training workshop took place from 6...
No current impact of M23 non-state armed group on ITSCI minerals
In media reporting of the recent activities of the M23 rebel group many outlets make generalised statements on armed group presence in the ‘mineral-rich east’ of DRC and imply connections between minerals and funding of conflict. ITSCI can clarify that as of today,...
ITSCI’s Statement in Response to Global Witness ‘The ITSCI Laundromat’
ITSCI takes very seriously all concerns regarding the governance and operation of our programme or unreported risks to supply chains. We have dedicated significant efforts to analyse the Global Witness report ‘The ITSCI Laundromat’[i] and have determined that while...
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