Simon Marks
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3: 3: Rwanda said that unlike eastern DRC, Rwanda “operates a regulated and formalized mining sector, with investment in mineral processing and other infrastructure that allows for commercial refining of minerals and appropriate certification.”
July 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
3: 3: Rwanda said that unlike eastern DRC, Rwanda “operates a regulated and formalized mining sector, with investment in mineral processing and other infrastructure that allows for commercial refining of minerals and appropriate certification.”
2: 2: UN experts said Rwanda’s goal is to “control the territory of the DRC and its natural resources.” Rwandan authorities also inflated domestic production figures of tin, tungsten and tantalum in order to disguise its exporting of smuggled minerals from Congo.
July 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2: 2: UN experts said Rwanda’s goal is to “control the territory of the DRC and its natural resources.” Rwandan authorities also inflated domestic production figures of tin, tungsten and tantalum in order to disguise its exporting of smuggled minerals from Congo.