Posts Tagged ‘conflict minerals’
Robbery: D.R. Congo’s deals with China and World Bank
Pure robbery when China proposed an aid package to the Congo. It was a mineral-2-Infrastrure deal and IMF and the West blocked it and replaced this deal with a debt on Congo in a form of robbery, by Kambale Musavuli [Read More]
The World Bank in the African Great Lakes Region
By Kambale Musavuli 23rd May 2013 - Today the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries in Africa's Great Lakes region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity projects [Read More]
Firms Linked to Conflict Minerals May Face Prosecution
New proposals to pursue those who benefit from the illegal exploitation of minerals have been broadly welcomed by activists - although some argue this would impoverish communities dependent on the trade. Under new measures put forward by lawyers and human rights activists, [Read More]
