YAKUTUMBA & BILOZE BISHAMBUKE GROUPS CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF MINING SITES
The Yakutumba and Biloze Bishambuke groups continue to fight for control of mining sites, according to António Guterres’ latest report on the situation in the DRC.
The link between this violence and the illegal exploitation of the mineral resources of this part has been the subject of particular interest of the international community. On December 8, the Council of the European Union added Alain Goetz to the list of people subject to restrictive measures because of the situation in the DRC. He is a businessman who is the beneficial owner and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd., registered in Uganda. According to the European Union, since 2016, African Gold Refinery Ltd. received, purchased, refined and traded illicit gold from mines in the DRC controlled by armed groups including Mai-Mai Yakutumba and Raia Mutomboki.
