Future of DR Congo Mining Could Be on Rocky Ground if US Dodd Frank 1502 Rolled Back

Mar 7, 2017 | Laura Angela Bagnetto
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The future of mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be changed forever as watchdog agencies, Congolese non-governmental organizations, and American businesses are watching the US Trump administration after a draft executive order was leaked last month, calling on the two-year repeal of the Section 1502 of the US Dodd-Frank Act.

“It has been the backbone of reform in the minerals trade in the region, helping build up rule of law,” says Sasha Lezhnev, Associate Director of Policy at the Washington, DC-based Enough Project, a watchdog non-governmental organization working to prevent crimes against humanity in DRC.