Coltan, Congo and Conflict

Artur Usanov, Masuma Farooki, Marjolein de Ridder, Willem Auping, Stephanie Lingemann, Luis Tercero Espinoza, Magnus Ericsson , Henrike Sievers, Maren Liedtke — 2013

This report evaluates the links between coltan trade and violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and examines the potential for recent legislation to break such links and reduce conflict.