2009-05-06 08:53:30

Minerals Trade Supports DRC Armed Groups


(6 May 09 - RV) A Belgium-based minerals merchant said yesterday it will stop purchasing tin ore from violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in response to pressure
from the United Nations. The minerals trade has long been a key source of revenue for illegal armed groups in the east, including some fighters responsible for Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
The war and subsequent humanitarian disaster have killed an estimated 5.4 million people over the past decade, while another 1.5 million are displaced. Bruno Nyenge is the director of Caritas DRC. He says that while the Congolese are open to sharing their resources, exploitation must stop. RealAudioMP3







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