DRC: Kinshasa Moves to Curb Trade in ‘Blood Minerals’

May 4, 2024 | Aggrey Mutambo and Patrick Ilunga, East African
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has protested alleged fuelling of conflict on its territory by multinationals buying “blood minerals” to fuel the energy and digital transformations. Kinshasa has accused United States smartphone giant- Apple of paying for minerals without critically looking at the suppliers.