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Rubaya mine at heart of vast coltan trafficking network

Edouard Mwangachuchu, founder and former director of SMB, in the mining territory of Masisi, in 2011
Edouard Mwangachuchu, founder and former director of SMB, in the mining territory of Masisi, in 2011 © Zuma/REA
Tonnes of the strategic mineral coltan are being extracted and exported illegally from mines owned by the family of MP Edouard Mwangachuchu Hizi, who is currently being tried by a military court. Armed groups have been trafficking the mineral, allegedly with the complicity of the security forces. [...]
Published on 06.07.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine
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