DRC: Amid Billions of Dollars in Mineral Exports From DRC, Locals Say They Are Left Behind

Nov 28, 2016 | Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal
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The riches of DRC's earth have long been exported; the wealth is often claimed by foreigners, even though each mining company is required by DRC law to reinvest in communities here. But local people say there's little visible impact of foreign dollars in Walikale, North Kivu province's largest territory. Either the companies aren't paying what they should, they say, or the money is pilfered until it's gone, as it moves through a corrupt system.