Conflict Minerals Pay for the Destruction of Central African Nations - Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies

Conflict Minerals Pay for the Destruction of Central African Nations - Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies

Publisher: 
In On Africa (IOA)
Date published: 
2017
Record type: 
Journal Title: 
Africa Conflict Monitor
Source: 
Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2017, Issue 01, Jan 2017, p. 43 - 47
Abstract: 

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in particular is a country whose ruin is rooted in its own valuable natural resources. Militias steal minerals to finance their operations, which have largely revolved around the theft of more minerals in a cycle of economic and social destruction.

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CITATION: . Conflict Minerals Pay for the Destruction of Central African Nations - Africa-Wide - Monitoring Economies . : In On Africa (IOA) , 2017. Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2017, Issue 01, Jan 2017, p. 43 - 47 - Available at: http://library.au.int/conflict-minerals-pay-destruction-central-african-nations-africa-wide-monitoring-economies