Better controls on Central African smuggling

The New Times of Rwanda recently published an article entitled “Mineral smuggling-still a major problem”. The article suggests among other things that smuggling into Rwanda is increasing, and that the Government of the DRC has failed to successfully...

DR Congo suspends exporters

DRC Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu has suspended all activities by two exporting companies for failing to check on the sources of mineral ores they are trading, in breach of national regulations introduced last September to implement UN and OECD due diligence...