Illicit exploitation of coltan, more than 4 billion USD escape the control of the Public Treasury per year (ENACT Africa)

The activity of armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) causes the public treasury to lose more than four (4) billion US dollars per year due to the illicit exploitation of coltan. This figure emerges from the latest report published by ENACT Africa, a European Union project aimed at strengthening the fight against transnational organized crime in Africa, In this report, the organization has highlighted some of the evils that hinder the responsible exploitation of Congolese coltan. Among the evils raised by ENACT Africa,… Read More Here