ITSCI response to Global Witness report on Rwanda’s coltan

On 10 June 2026, Global Witness published a report titled “Who buys Rwanda’s smuggled coltan? The global journey of conflict coltan from DRC to the world’s electronics”. High-level summary ITSCI recognises the unique and challenging risks presented by the ongoing...

ITSCI comments on recent Global Witness investigation

A publication by Global Witness from 16th April titled “New investigations suggests EU trader Traxys buys conflict minerals from DRC” suggests that large volumes of coltan connected to the conflict in Eastern DRC have entered mineral supply chains via local exporters...

ITSCI response to October 2024 Global Witness inquiry

On 30th September, ITSCI received a letter from Global Witness indicating their intention to “producing a publication about [their] investigation into the implementation of the EU conflict minerals regulation”, reiterating previous allegations made about the ITSCI...