Rebel offensive hits DR Congo trade

An offensive by rebels has approached a major eastern DR Congo city and threatens to choke exports of tin ore, gold and other minerals. Fighters loyal to Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda have drawn within 40 kilometres of Goma, the capital of the country’s...

iTSCi launches new project videos

A range of new iTSCi videos are now available which can be viewed here. This on-line album contains 3 videos, each in english and in french, explaining traceability processes and other essential aspects of the project such as independent checks, co-operation with...

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...