DRC/Uganda: How Smuggled DRC Gold Passes through Entebbe

Jul 24, 2020 | Franklin Draku, Monitor
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Uganda has continued to offer an exit route for gold smuggled from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite international concerns of fueling conflict in the country. Multiple reports seen by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Daily Monitor have unearthed a racket that is at the core of smuggling gold from DRC, disguising it as Ugandan gold and exporting it to other countries.