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DR Congo: Tutsi Rebels Seize Eastern Mining Town

  • #Armed conflict
  • #Civil war & guerrilla warfare
  • #Democratic Republic of Congo
DR Congo: Tutsi Rebels Seize Eastern Mining Town
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MAY 2024
Image copyright: Cunningham/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated MAY 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

For years, Hutu-Tutsi conflicts have caused violence in the DRC's mineral-rich east. Most of the world's tantalum comes from the DRC and Rwanda, and the illegal trade in this and other minerals needed for EV batteries and mobile phones fuels the conflict. Rebel groups have taken over vast areas where these artisan mines are located, moving back and forth across the borders of several neighboring countries. The central government in Kinshasa does not seem to maintain the necessary military presence to put an end to the violence.

CNBC

Narrative B

It's a disgrace that the world is watching as criminal and armed gangs steal and sell minerals while brutalizing the people of eastern Congo, which sits on top of many of the minerals required for the manufacture of technologies to address climate change. The DRC needs assistance in establishing a lawful, transparent mining economy that will benefit everyone who uses a mobile phone or drives an electric vehicle. There is global recognition of the problem, but the political will to address it has faltered.

United States Institute of Peace

Metaculus Prediction


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