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Why Isn't Congo as Rich as Saudi Arabia? Massive Tax Evasion
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in natural resources, yet the average citizen lives on only 72 cents a day. The foreign mining companies are getting rich while the general population is living in poverty. Many Congolese citizens are diging through the dirt on their hands and knees in search their fair share of the countries natural minerals. While there are taxes on the mining companies who benefit from the countries resources it is proving difficult to actually collect the money that is owed. Vocativ spoke to one tax inspector who explained that tax evasion and government fraud is rampant throughout the mining industry. So it seems that until those benefiting from the countries natural wealth start paying their fare share, many average citizens will have to continue digging t...
published: 25 Jul 2014
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Is DR Congo the MOST NATURAL RESOURCE RICH country in Africa?
#drcongo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is possibly the most natural resource-rich country in Africa.
The world's largest cobalt-producing country
Top 5 world's largest copper-producing countries
World's second-largest rainforest
significant arable land
immense biodiversity
The second largest river in Africa
Blessed with Gold, diamond, lithium, tin ore, tantalum, crude oil, timber, coffee, rubber the list goes on.
Population estimate of over a 90million people with extremely diverse Cultures and ethnicity.
The second largest country in Africa (behind Algeria)
The land area of DR Congo is comparable in size to Western Europe
The country is blessed with extraordinary natural resources, including huge hydroelectric potential.
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China invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement
China invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement - Chinese to invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement - It is common knowledge that The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China have fostered a robust and mutually beneficial relationship for decades. China has been the DRC's largest trading partner and source of foreign investment for years, with trade heavily focused on resource exchange. The DRC benefits from China's infrastructure development projects, including roads, bridges, and hospitals, funded through "resource-for-infrastructure" deals. China, in turn, secures access to the DRC's vast mineral wealth, particularly cobalt, crucial for its tech industry. This cooperation extends beyond resources, w...
published: 01 Feb 2024
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Dr Arikana speaks The Truth on who is Exploiting Congo resources.
Congo is the promised land. Congo is the land filled with honey. Congo is the land filled with Natural resources. Congo is the Richest land on the planet. Congo is the land filled with Mineral resources. You can pick up any mineral from the soil in Congo. Congo has the capacity to supply the whole of Africa with constant Electricity through the Congo River. The Congo can feed the whole of Africa.
Despite being endowed with rich natural resources, the DRC is the second-poorest country in the world and the poorest in Africa.
Congo has been constantly over exploited by Europe, USA and China. Congo have to be free
The DRC's mining sector has faced challenges related to corruption, illegal exploitation and alleged pillaging by foreign states and companies, unsafe artisanal mining practices...
published: 11 Feb 2024
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The World's Poorest Country is Sitting on $24 Trillion
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With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals including Cobalt, which is an essential input to the production of lithium-ion batteries. The mineral resources are estimated to be worth $24 trillion. So why is the DRC so poor?
0:00 - 2:50 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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3:55 - 5:41 The Congo Crisis
5:42 - 9:03 Lack of investment
9:04 - 11:46 Extreme poverty
11:47 - 13:50 Self-sufficiency
13:51 National leaderboard
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published: 31 Jan 2023
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CONGO : A Poor country Rich in natural resources
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a Central African country with exceptional natural wealth. With an area of 2.3 million km2, the DRC is the second largest country in Africa and the twelfth largest in the world. It shares its borders with nine neighboring countries and has a maritime opening on the Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is crossed by the equator and enjoys a humid tropical climate. It is home to a unique biodiversity, with endemic animal and plant species, such as gorillas, okapis, bonobos and orchids. The DRC has approximately 90 million inhabitants, who belong to more than 200 ethnic groups and speak more than 200 languages. French is the official language, but Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo and Tshiluba are also widely used. The capital of the DRC is Kinshasa, which is also the lar...
published: 21 Aug 2023
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Blood Cobalt: The Congo's Dangerous and Deadly Green Energy Mines | Foreign Correspondent
The world is embracing renewable technologies but how much do we know about the metals that are powering this green revolution?
This story exposes the shocking truth about the mining of cobalt, a metal crucial to making the batteries in electric cars, laptops and mobile phones.
The world’s richest deposits of cobalt are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on earth. It produces around 70% of world output.
This buried treasure has lured hundreds of thousands of Congolese to work in the country’s mines, big and small.
But mining is dangerous, corruption and violence is rife and though child labour has been banned, it’s common.
In recent years, the cobalt trade has been taken over by Chinese companies which operate or finance 15 of the 19 big industrial m...
published: 24 Feb 2022
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The Disturbing Connection Between Your Phone And Violence In The Congo
The minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are found in most consumer electronics, and can be mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains an estimated $24 trillion dollars in untapped mineral resources. Yet the DRC remains one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world, and mining these metals can help fund armed conflict in the region. Despite international attention and widespread regulations, it’s still hard to know exactly where our minerals are coming from, and under what conditions they were mined.
But the metals are integral to consumer electronics. In a smartphone, for example, tin is used to solder metal components together, while tantalum is used in capacitors, which store electrical energy. Tungsten is used in the components that make a phone...
published: 15 Feb 2023
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The Take What’s behind the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo
published: 27 Feb 2024
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DR Congo slams EU-Rwanda materials deal as tensions mount • FRANCE 24 English
The Democratic Republic of Congo has slammed the EU's signing of a critical raw materials deal with Rwanda, who it accuses of backing M23 rebels in eastern DRC. Emmet Livingstone has the latest.
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published: 23 Feb 2024
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Why Isn't Congo as Rich as Saudi Arabia? Massive Tax Evasion
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in natural resources, yet the average citizen lives on only 72 cents a day. The foreign mining companies are gettin...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in natural resources, yet the average citizen lives on only 72 cents a day. The foreign mining companies are getting rich while the general population is living in poverty. Many Congolese citizens are diging through the dirt on their hands and knees in search their fair share of the countries natural minerals. While there are taxes on the mining companies who benefit from the countries resources it is proving difficult to actually collect the money that is owed. Vocativ spoke to one tax inspector who explained that tax evasion and government fraud is rampant throughout the mining industry. So it seems that until those benefiting from the countries natural wealth start paying their fare share, many average citizens will have to continue digging through the mud to get by.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in natural resources, yet the average citizen lives on only 72 cents a day. The foreign mining companies are getting rich while the general population is living in poverty. Many Congolese citizens are diging through the dirt on their hands and knees in search their fair share of the countries natural minerals. While there are taxes on the mining companies who benefit from the countries resources it is proving difficult to actually collect the money that is owed. Vocativ spoke to one tax inspector who explained that tax evasion and government fraud is rampant throughout the mining industry. So it seems that until those benefiting from the countries natural wealth start paying their fare share, many average citizens will have to continue digging through the mud to get by.
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- published: 25 Jul 2014
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Is DR Congo the MOST NATURAL RESOURCE RICH country in Africa?
#drcongo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is possibly the most natural resource-rich country in Africa.
The world's largest cobalt-producing country
Top 5 worl...
#drcongo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is possibly the most natural resource-rich country in Africa.
The world's largest cobalt-producing country
Top 5 world's largest copper-producing countries
World's second-largest rainforest
significant arable land
immense biodiversity
The second largest river in Africa
Blessed with Gold, diamond, lithium, tin ore, tantalum, crude oil, timber, coffee, rubber the list goes on.
Population estimate of over a 90million people with extremely diverse Cultures and ethnicity.
The second largest country in Africa (behind
Algeria)
The land area of DR Congo is comparable in size to Western Europe
The country is blessed with extraordinary natural resources, including huge hydroelectric potential.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is possibly the most natural resource-rich country in Africa.
The world's largest cobalt-producing country
Top 5 world's largest copper-producing countries
World's second-largest rainforest
significant arable land
immense biodiversity
The second largest river in Africa
Blessed with Gold, diamond, lithium, tin ore, tantalum, crude oil, timber, coffee, rubber the list goes on.
Population estimate of over a 90million people with extremely diverse Cultures and ethnicity.
The second largest country in Africa (behind
Algeria)
The land area of DR Congo is comparable in size to Western Europe
The country is blessed with extraordinary natural resources, including huge hydroelectric potential.
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- published: 14 Sep 2022
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China invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement
China invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement - Chinese to invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infr...
China invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement - Chinese to invest $7 billion into DR Congo in revised minerals for infrastructure agreement - It is common knowledge that The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China have fostered a robust and mutually beneficial relationship for decades. China has been the DRC's largest trading partner and source of foreign investment for years, with trade heavily focused on resource exchange. The DRC benefits from China's infrastructure development projects, including roads, bridges, and hospitals, funded through "resource-for-infrastructure" deals. China, in turn, secures access to the DRC's vast mineral wealth, particularly cobalt, crucial for its tech industry. This cooperation extends beyond resources, with China providing scholarships, medical aid, and agricultural expertise to the DRC. And now these cordial partners have written the latest chapter in their storied history of cooperation by revamping a nearly two-decades-old minerals-for-infrastructure contract that is set to offer more benefits of up to $7 billion to the DRC in exchange for its resources. What are the terms of this contract? And why is the DRC renegotiating its minerals-for-infrastructure agreement with China? In today's video, we will shed more light on these questions and many more.
On Saturday, January 27th, 2024, The Democratic Republic of Congo and its Chinese investors announced in a statement that the DRC is set to receive $7 billion in financing "mainly intended for the construction of national roads" as part of a revamped minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China. The accord will give the DRC's state miner Gecamines a 1.2% royalty on the proceeds of a copper-cobalt venture known as Sicomines and the right to market 32% of its output. Moreover, both parties will co-manage the Busanga Power Plant, "with 60% of the shares for the Chinese Party and 40% for the DRC. This current agreement is an updated version of a minerals-for-infrastructure document signed in April 2008 between then-DRC President Joseph Kabila and the Chinese government. Under that agreement, Chinese partners committed to building roads and hospitals in exchange for a 68% interest in the joint venture with Congo's national mining corporation Gecamines. Chinese investors also promised to spend $3 billion on infrastructure projects. However, after more than 15 years, the DRC, now led by the recently reelected Felix Tshisekedi, has taken China back to the negotiation table to restructure the past minerals-for-infrastructure contract to ensure that Congo gets more value for its resources.
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On Saturday, January 27th, 2024, The Democratic Republic of Congo and its Chinese investors announced in a statement that the DRC is set to receive $7 billion in financing "mainly intended for the construction of national roads" as part of a revamped minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China. The accord will give the DRC's state miner Gecamines a 1.2% royalty on the proceeds of a copper-cobalt venture known as Sicomines and the right to market 32% of its output. Moreover, both parties will co-manage the Busanga Power Plant, "with 60% of the shares for the Chinese Party and 40% for the DRC. This current agreement is an updated version of a minerals-for-infrastructure document signed in April 2008 between then-DRC President Joseph Kabila and the Chinese government. Under that agreement, Chinese partners committed to building roads and hospitals in exchange for a 68% interest in the joint venture with Congo's national mining corporation Gecamines. Chinese investors also promised to spend $3 billion on infrastructure projects. However, after more than 15 years, the DRC, now led by the recently reelected Felix Tshisekedi, has taken China back to the negotiation table to restructure the past minerals-for-infrastructure contract to ensure that Congo gets more value for its resources.
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Dr Arikana speaks The Truth on who is Exploiting Congo resources.
Congo is the promised land. Congo is the land filled with honey. Congo is the land filled with Natural resources. Congo is the Richest land on the planet. Cong...
Congo is the promised land. Congo is the land filled with honey. Congo is the land filled with Natural resources. Congo is the Richest land on the planet. Congo is the land filled with Mineral resources. You can pick up any mineral from the soil in Congo. Congo has the capacity to supply the whole of Africa with constant Electricity through the Congo River. The Congo can feed the whole of Africa.
Despite being endowed with rich natural resources, the DRC is the second-poorest country in the world and the poorest in Africa.
Congo has been constantly over exploited by Europe, USA and China. Congo have to be free
The DRC's mining sector has faced challenges related to corruption, illegal exploitation and alleged pillaging by foreign states and companies, unsafe artisanal mining practices and concerns over labor conditions among other issues.
The nation's untapped mineral wealth is valued at $24 trillion.
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Congo is the promised land. Congo is the land filled with honey. Congo is the land filled with Natural resources. Congo is the Richest land on the planet. Congo is the land filled with Mineral resources. You can pick up any mineral from the soil in Congo. Congo has the capacity to supply the whole of Africa with constant Electricity through the Congo River. The Congo can feed the whole of Africa.
Despite being endowed with rich natural resources, the DRC is the second-poorest country in the world and the poorest in Africa.
Congo has been constantly over exploited by Europe, USA and China. Congo have to be free
The DRC's mining sector has faced challenges related to corruption, illegal exploitation and alleged pillaging by foreign states and companies, unsafe artisanal mining practices and concerns over labor conditions among other issues.
The nation's untapped mineral wealth is valued at $24 trillion.
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- published: 11 Feb 2024
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The World's Poorest Country is Sitting on $24 Trillion
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With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals including Cobalt, which is an essential input to the production of lithium-ion batteries. The mineral resources are estimated to be worth $24 trillion. So why is the DRC so poor?
0:00 - 2:50 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals including Cobalt, which is an essential input to the production of lithium-ion batteries. The mineral resources are estimated to be worth $24 trillion. So why is the DRC so poor?
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CONGO : A Poor country Rich in natural resources
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a Central African country with exceptional natural wealth. With an area of 2.3 million km2, the DRC is the second larg...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a Central African country with exceptional natural wealth. With an area of 2.3 million km2, the DRC is the second largest country in Africa and the twelfth largest in the world. It shares its borders with nine neighboring countries and has a maritime opening on the
Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is crossed by the equator and enjoys a humid tropical climate. It is home to a unique biodiversity, with endemic animal and plant species, such as gorillas, okapis, bonobos and orchids. The DRC has approximately 90 million inhabitants, who belong to more than 200 ethnic groups and speak more than 200 languages. French is the official language, but Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo and Tshiluba are also widely used. The capital of the DRC is Kinshasa, which is also the largest city in the country and the third largest in Africa.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a Central African country with exceptional natural wealth. With an area of 2.3 million km2, the DRC is the second largest country in Africa and the twelfth largest in the world. It shares its borders with nine neighboring countries and has a maritime opening on the
Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is crossed by the equator and enjoys a humid tropical climate. It is home to a unique biodiversity, with endemic animal and plant species, such as gorillas, okapis, bonobos and orchids. The DRC has approximately 90 million inhabitants, who belong to more than 200 ethnic groups and speak more than 200 languages. French is the official language, but Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo and Tshiluba are also widely used. The capital of the DRC is Kinshasa, which is also the largest city in the country and the third largest in Africa.
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Blood Cobalt: The Congo's Dangerous and Deadly Green Energy Mines | Foreign Correspondent
The world is embracing renewable technologies but how much do we know about the metals that are powering this green revolution?
This story exposes the shocking...
The world is embracing renewable technologies but how much do we know about the metals that are powering this green revolution?
This story exposes the shocking truth about the mining of cobalt, a metal crucial to making the batteries in electric cars, laptops and mobile phones.
The world’s richest deposits of cobalt are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on earth. It produces around 70% of world output.
This buried treasure has lured hundreds of thousands of Congolese to work in the country’s mines, big and small.
But mining is dangerous, corruption and violence is rife and though child labour has been banned, it’s common.
In recent years, the cobalt trade has been taken over by Chinese companies which operate or finance 15 of the 19 big industrial mines. Locals say that under their management, low safety standards have dropped even further.
“Unfortunately people even are dying for lack of safety,” says an employee of one big company.
Australian reporter Michael Davie travels to this mineral-rich country to investigate the industry – from the major Chinese-owned companies to the conditions of the small-scale workers on the fringes of the big mines.
It’s a dangerous mission and Davie is followed, harassed and arrested by mine and government security officials.
What he uncovers is shocking.
The day he arrives there’s been a mine cave-in, killing at least six miners.
He sees miners tunnel 25 metres underground with no safety equipment.
He meets primary school-age children handling cobalt, a toxic metal which can cause serious health effects.
He meets a mother whose 13-year-old son has just been killed on the fringes of a mine whose embankment collapsed. Companies in the Congo are obliged to make sure they don't harm the communities around them.
He secures a video which shows a man being beaten by a Congolese soldier as mine managers watch on, laughing.
And he interviews a whistleblower who accuses the Chinese mine he works for of covering up the deaths of co-workers. He also says the country isn’t benefitting from the boom.
“There is no investment coming back in terms of environment, infrastructure…We don't have road facilities, we don't have communication. There is nothing.”
But there’s hope amidst the gloom. Davie meets the Good Shepherd Sisters, nuns who’ve set up a school near the mines and educated thousands of children.
“If the children are given education, if schools are spread all over and every child goes to school, then we are redeeming this country,” says one nun.
This is a rare insight into a powerful industry which operates a dangerous business with seeming impunity. All of us use the end products.
About Foreign Correspondent:
Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia's national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC's television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on war, natural calamity and social and political upheaval – through the eyes of the people at the heart of it all.
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The world is embracing renewable technologies but how much do we know about the metals that are powering this green revolution?
This story exposes the shocking truth about the mining of cobalt, a metal crucial to making the batteries in electric cars, laptops and mobile phones.
The world’s richest deposits of cobalt are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on earth. It produces around 70% of world output.
This buried treasure has lured hundreds of thousands of Congolese to work in the country’s mines, big and small.
But mining is dangerous, corruption and violence is rife and though child labour has been banned, it’s common.
In recent years, the cobalt trade has been taken over by Chinese companies which operate or finance 15 of the 19 big industrial mines. Locals say that under their management, low safety standards have dropped even further.
“Unfortunately people even are dying for lack of safety,” says an employee of one big company.
Australian reporter Michael Davie travels to this mineral-rich country to investigate the industry – from the major Chinese-owned companies to the conditions of the small-scale workers on the fringes of the big mines.
It’s a dangerous mission and Davie is followed, harassed and arrested by mine and government security officials.
What he uncovers is shocking.
The day he arrives there’s been a mine cave-in, killing at least six miners.
He sees miners tunnel 25 metres underground with no safety equipment.
He meets primary school-age children handling cobalt, a toxic metal which can cause serious health effects.
He meets a mother whose 13-year-old son has just been killed on the fringes of a mine whose embankment collapsed. Companies in the Congo are obliged to make sure they don't harm the communities around them.
He secures a video which shows a man being beaten by a Congolese soldier as mine managers watch on, laughing.
And he interviews a whistleblower who accuses the Chinese mine he works for of covering up the deaths of co-workers. He also says the country isn’t benefitting from the boom.
“There is no investment coming back in terms of environment, infrastructure…We don't have road facilities, we don't have communication. There is nothing.”
But there’s hope amidst the gloom. Davie meets the Good Shepherd Sisters, nuns who’ve set up a school near the mines and educated thousands of children.
“If the children are given education, if schools are spread all over and every child goes to school, then we are redeeming this country,” says one nun.
This is a rare insight into a powerful industry which operates a dangerous business with seeming impunity. All of us use the end products.
About Foreign Correspondent:
Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia's national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC's television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on war, natural calamity and social and political upheaval – through the eyes of the people at the heart of it all.
Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC’s Online Terms of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3). This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel
- published: 24 Feb 2022
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The Disturbing Connection Between Your Phone And Violence In The Congo
The minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are found in most consumer electronics, and can be mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains ...
The minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are found in most consumer electronics, and can be mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains an estimated $24 trillion dollars in untapped mineral resources. Yet the DRC remains one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world, and mining these metals can help fund armed conflict in the region. Despite international attention and widespread regulations, it’s still hard to know exactly where our minerals are coming from, and under what conditions they were mined.
But the metals are integral to consumer electronics. In a smartphone, for example, tin is used to solder metal components together, while tantalum is used in capacitors, which store electrical energy. Tungsten is used in the components that make a phone vibrate, and gold is used in circuit board connectors.
In the past decade, African countries, intergovernmental organizations and companies have ramped up their efforts to clean up mineral supply chains. But consumers still can’t be sure if the minerals in their electronics are fully conflict-free, or if the mines where they originated are dangerous, environmentally destructive, or use child labor.
“The whole process is muddied,” says Oluwole Ojewale, the Regional Organized Crime Observatory coordinator for Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies in Dakar, Senegal.
That’s largely because in the DRC and surrounding countries, hundreds of thousands of people work in the informal mining sector, toiling away using hand tools in what are known as artisanal and small-scale mines. This type of mining can be hazardous and difficult to regulate, but it’s also one of the few sources of income available to some of the world’s poorest men and women.
So while companies like Apple, Microsoft, Intel and Tesla put out extensive reports on conflict minerals every year, usually stating that there is no reason to believe the minerals they source help to support armed groups, corruption and instability at mine sites means there are no guarantees.
Apple, Intel and Tesla did not reply to requests for comment, while a Microsoft spokesperson stated, “Microsoft remains committed to responsible and ethical sourcing and takes this issue very seriously.”
“You have the international market that has these perfect standards,” explains Joanne Lebert, the executive director at IMPACT, a nongovernmental organization focused on improving natural resource governance in areas where security and human rights are at risk.
“They want perfect environmental conditions. They want all the development factors taken in, like gender equality and anti-corruption and this and that. They want the perfect package, but that’s not the situation on the ground,” Lebert said.
Watch the video to learn more about why it’s so difficult to rid the supply chain of conflict minerals.
Chapters:
1:59 - What are conflict minerals
4:13 - Efforts to trace minerals
7:45 - The future of conflict minerals
Produced by: Katie Brigham
Edited by: Dain Evans
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Graphics by: Jason Reginato, Christina Locopo
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The Disturbing Connection Between Your Phone And Violence In The Congo
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The minerals tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are found in most consumer electronics, and can be mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains an estimated $24 trillion dollars in untapped mineral resources. Yet the DRC remains one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world, and mining these metals can help fund armed conflict in the region. Despite international attention and widespread regulations, it’s still hard to know exactly where our minerals are coming from, and under what conditions they were mined.
But the metals are integral to consumer electronics. In a smartphone, for example, tin is used to solder metal components together, while tantalum is used in capacitors, which store electrical energy. Tungsten is used in the components that make a phone vibrate, and gold is used in circuit board connectors.
In the past decade, African countries, intergovernmental organizations and companies have ramped up their efforts to clean up mineral supply chains. But consumers still can’t be sure if the minerals in their electronics are fully conflict-free, or if the mines where they originated are dangerous, environmentally destructive, or use child labor.
“The whole process is muddied,” says Oluwole Ojewale, the Regional Organized Crime Observatory coordinator for Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies in Dakar, Senegal.
That’s largely because in the DRC and surrounding countries, hundreds of thousands of people work in the informal mining sector, toiling away using hand tools in what are known as artisanal and small-scale mines. This type of mining can be hazardous and difficult to regulate, but it’s also one of the few sources of income available to some of the world’s poorest men and women.
So while companies like Apple, Microsoft, Intel and Tesla put out extensive reports on conflict minerals every year, usually stating that there is no reason to believe the minerals they source help to support armed groups, corruption and instability at mine sites means there are no guarantees.
Apple, Intel and Tesla did not reply to requests for comment, while a Microsoft spokesperson stated, “Microsoft remains committed to responsible and ethical sourcing and takes this issue very seriously.”
“You have the international market that has these perfect standards,” explains Joanne Lebert, the executive director at IMPACT, a nongovernmental organization focused on improving natural resource governance in areas where security and human rights are at risk.
“They want perfect environmental conditions. They want all the development factors taken in, like gender equality and anti-corruption and this and that. They want the perfect package, but that’s not the situation on the ground,” Lebert said.
Watch the video to learn more about why it’s so difficult to rid the supply chain of conflict minerals.
Chapters:
1:59 - What are conflict minerals
4:13 - Efforts to trace minerals
7:45 - The future of conflict minerals
Produced by: Katie Brigham
Edited by: Dain Evans
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Graphics by: Jason Reginato, Christina Locopo
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- published: 15 Feb 2023
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1:57
DR Congo slams EU-Rwanda materials deal as tensions mount • FRANCE 24 English
The Democratic Republic of Congo has slammed the EU's signing of a critical raw materials deal with Rwanda, who it accuses of backing M23 rebels in eastern DRC....
The Democratic Republic of Congo has slammed the EU's signing of a critical raw materials deal with Rwanda, who it accuses of backing M23 rebels in eastern DRC. Emmet Livingstone has the latest.
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- published: 23 Feb 2024
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