Residents, local administrators and mining officials confirmed that most minerals that come into Numbi are essentially from FDLR- and PARECO- controlled mines
Residents, local administrators and mining officials confirmed that most minerals that come into Numbi are essentially from FDLR- and PARECO- controlled mines.
After their arrival, the remote-controlled mine attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle exploded and killed two deminers, Giorgi Skhvitaridze and Marat Nozadze
During the Continuation War, the Finnish Army discovered that the retreating Soviets had scattered radio-controlled mines throughout the re-captured city of Viipuri.
The Group has visited FDLR-controlled mining areas, interviewing NGOs, civilians and mineral traders within those zones and FDLR ex-combatants in Goma and Rwanda
Notably, revenue from the export of diamonds has significantly increased as the capacity of the Government to monitor and control mining activities in the country has improved
Notably, revenue from the export of diamonds has significantly increased as the capacity of the Government to monitor and control mining activities in the country has improved.
MONUSCO continued to support the Government in the tracing and certification of minerals by establishing four Government offices to control mining activity in North and South Kivu.
Weaknesses in the Government Diamond Office’s control of diamond mining and trade, as well as in its control over mining areas, were raised as particular concerns.
By the mid-1920’s, the British South Africa Company, which not only governed the territory but also controlled mining rights, began to exploit the vast subterranean reserves.
The Group learned that there is a lucrative gold trade passing through Uvira, to where gold is transported from FDLR-controlled mines in Fizi territory of South Kivu
The intention of the Group has been to pinpoint the degree of responsibility by those individuals and companies, domestic and foreign, that knowingly purchase minerals from FDLR-controlled mines
The intention of the Group has been to pinpoint the degree of responsibility by those individuals and companies, domestic and foreign, that knowingly purchase minerals from FDLR-controlled mines.
Each time, Bindu had been compensated in gold brought from NDC-controlled mines, although the same source indicated that Bindu had provided additional ammunition and uniforms as direct contributions.
This type of complementary cooperation is most useful in the area of peacebuilding, including in electoral support, cross-border drug and small arms trafficking control, mine action and security sector reform.