Conflict Minerals: US Could Fuel War in Africa by Dropping Conflict Minerals Rule Argue Senators, Rights Groups

Jun 8, 2017 | Conor Gaffey, Newsweek
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The United States could fuel widespread violence and corruption in central Africa if it drops a rule requiring American companies to account for their use of conflict minerals, according to U.S. senators and rights groups. A section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed under President Barack Obama in 2010 requires U.S. companies to disclose whether any of the minerals used in their products come from Democratic Republic of Congo.