DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo

Jul 25, 2019 | Kennedy Senelwa, East African
View Original

Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United States Agency for International Development to counter illegal mineral activities in the country. The actors profit from the minerals through raiding of mines, illegal taxation or collaborating with smugglers.