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Coltan, a conflict mineral essential for electronics, is linked to the exploitation of child soldiers and the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo.
Coltan, a vital mineral for mobile phones, fuels violence and exploitation in the Congo, where armed militias control mining operations and threaten local communities.
Around 4 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a war fueled by the demand for minerals like cassiterite and coltan.
$2 million worth of cassiterite is pillaged weekly from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, fueling ongoing violence and exploitation.
On September 5, 1960, Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected premier of the Congo, was overthrown in a coup backed by the CIA.
A report from October 6, 2024, reveals that most minerals entering the marketplace are still linked to conflict and exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
40 million tons of cassiterite are extracted from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fueling a trade worth $2 million a week.
