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21/08/2010The Democratic Republic of Congo by Anup Shah This page last updated Saturday, August 21, 2010 Described by some as Africa's first World War, the conflict in the DRC (formerly known as Zaire) has involved seven nations. The central African country is bordered by numerous nations with whom it has had conflicts
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The miners are organised into co-operatives which take a cut of the number of bags sold by the workers in return for assistance such as covering medical bills, helping family members in the case
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23/02/2022Massive industrial mining operations — mostly Chinese-owned — have moved into Congo, intent on dominating the next energy epoch. The big mines are accused of corruption, poisoning the locals and exploiting Congo's resources with little benefit for the country.
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05/08/2022Democratic Republic of the Congo August 2021 - August 2026; $39,500,000 USAID adopts cross-sectoral, adaptive stabilization approaches to address drivers of conflict that gave rise to and continue to fuel the activities of the Allied Democratic Forces, Lord's Resistance Army, and other armed groups and community militias.
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26/11/2015Historic and Present Gold Mines in the DRC The history of gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo can be traced back to 1931 when the first gold deposit was discovered at Namoya. The production at this gold deposit started in 1931 and continued under alluvial operations until 1947 when the mining closed.
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Much of the mining in the DRC is done by artisanal miners, who work using hand-held tools. Artisanal miners often receive very little for the minerals they extract and face systemic exploitation in the DRC where mine sites are controlled by powerful individuals, including political figures and armed groups.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Risk Assessment. The mining sector underpins a solid outlook. After a slowdown in activity associated with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the mining sector bolstered growth in 2021 and is expected to remain the main contributor to the acceleration inactivity in 2022.
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03/08/2020The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country roughly three times the size of Texas, rich in fertile land, minerals, precious metals and potential for green energy initiatives. Despite this, approximately 72% of Congolese people live in
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30/04/2015The history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 18th largest country in the world, is fraught with violence, conflict and exploitation. From the personal colony of King Leopold II of Belgium, to the dictator Joseph Mobutu's personal piggy bank, to a country divided by a twenty-year civil war, the DRC has a history of division and conflict.
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The Process: From the Mines to Your Pockets First in the chain of coltan distribution is the physical extraction of the mineral from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The majority of the coltan comes from its
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23/02/2022Massive industrial mining operations — mostly Chinese-owned — have moved into Congo, intent on dominating the next energy epoch. The big mines are accused of corruption, poisoning the locals and exploiting Congo's resources with little benefit for
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18/07/2019The Kongo arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in line with the Bantu migration in the 13th Century. They settled under different kingdoms and mainly practiced agriculture. Agriculture is
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14/07/2022This hearing is taking place at a critical moment for the Democratic Republic of Congo, amidst extreme violence in the northeast, escalating regional tensions with the resurgence of the M23
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world's largest rainforest nations with some 152 million hectares of forest – almost 70% of the country's land area. This is equal to 7.6% of the world's total tropical forest area. The DRC lost the second-largest area of tropical primary forest of any country (after Brazil) in 2018.
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19/04/2011The strategies formulated to combat the illegal exploitation and trade of minerals in the DRC include two major approaches. First, they aim to re-establish legitimate control over the mines. Second, more long-term, they aim
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05/03/2018A CBS News investigation has found child labor being used in the dangerous mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mineral cobalt is used in virtually all batteries in
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Process Mining helps organisations to increase operational process efficiency to achieve not only economic but also ecological benefits. Uber $20M efficiency gains through handling time improvements Schlumberger $40M saved in SAP migration costs COMCAST $85M improvement in asset utilization captured
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The DRC mining code revision process which started in 2012, some 10 years after the Code was originally adopted, has finally led to a bill that was approved by both houses on 27 of January 2018. The bill is ambitious and challenging. The text is awaiting some "tidying up" before being put to President Kabila for promulgation.
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15/09/2020Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal Cobalt Extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Download PDF More than 70% of the global production of cobalt takes place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), of which 15–30% comes from so-called artisanal and small-scale mines.
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on 9 march 2018, president joseph kabila signed into law significant changes to the democratic republic of congo's (" drc ") mining code (the " revised code "). 1 the revised code, which amends the 2002 mining
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26/11/2015Historic and Present Gold Mines in the DRC The history of gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo can be traced back to 1931 when the first gold deposit was discovered at Namoya. The
Get Price WhatsApp11/02/2009Entire communities in the eastern DRC became involved in Coltan mining; students dropped out of schools; farmers and shepherds left their lands and livestock in favor of artisanal mining
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16/12/2019Artisanal mining is common in DR Congo as people do it as a means to make a living Apple, Google, Tesla and Microsoft are among firms named in a lawsuit seeking damages over deaths and injuries
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In 2021, the Democratic Republic of the Congo made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During the reporting period, the government allocated 40 percent of the national budget to primary education. The National Action Plan to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labor was extended to 2025.
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19/10/2022Children as young as seven are working in perilous conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to mine cobalt that ends up in smartphones, cars and computers sold to millions
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The COTECCO project works to address child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) cobalt supply chain, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining. It supports key stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale mines, as well as in the
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13/08/2021The UNHCR called on DRC authorities to scale up security in the so-called "triangle of death" in the wider region to protect civilians, and to allow humanitarian access and launch investigations to
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In sum, psychology in the DRC is still struggling for its birth and growth as a science and clinical approach to addressing the mental health needs of its people. The DRC needs culturally indigenous mental health professionals to develop therapeutic approaches that are based on the Congolese culture and constructs.
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Artisans in Masisi and other parts of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) mine columbite-tantalite mineral ores (also called 'coltan') for the tantalum content. The potential occupational radiation exposures in the course of this operation, due to the presence o
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03/08/2020At a recent security council meeting, Leila Zerrougui, Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) commended President Tshikesedi's "reform agenda and improved relations with neighboring countries" as evidence of improvement in the DRC.
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the democratic republic of the congo's (drc) rich endowment of natural resources – 197 million acres of arable land and over 1,100 minerals and precious metals – large population, and strategic location in central africa make it a potentially rewarding market for u.s. companies, however 70 percent of its population lives on less than one dollar a
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This study assessed the exposure to metals in the population of Katanga, in the south east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, using biomonitoring. Methods: Seventeen metals (including Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, U) and non-metals (including As) were measured by ICP-MS in urine spot samples from 351 subjects (32% women), aged 2-74 yr (mean 33 yr).
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MiNiNg iN DRC With an estimated $24 trillion worth of untapped mineral wealth in the ground at today's prices, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become rich beyond imagination. The country's mineral resources include cobalt (world's largest reserves, holding more than 45% of overall reserves), copper (world's
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23/10/2020The scourge of child labor has always existed, but the deep-rooted exploitation is increasing in the ongoing emergency generated by Coronavirus. One example is in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of
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19/02/2019Summary of the conflict: The company Katanga Mining Ltd. operates a copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This corporation is a subsidiary of Glencore, and is owned by the
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