A number of foreign actors became directly involved in the exploitation of natural resources. The chaos and power vacuum brought about by the 1996 rebellion led to an opportunistic scramble for the DRC's resources. Everyone wanted a piece of the cake. Rebel groups and armies from neighbouring countries all helped themselves, some (such as Zimbabwe) with the blessing of the Congolese authorities, others (such as Rwanda or Uganda) by occupying territory by force or through proxy rebel groups, committing grave human rights abuses in the process
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AfricaFiles | D R Congo: Natural resource exploitation and human rights - 0 views
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Fascinating that there is no mention here of those corporate networks through which coltan among others finds its way into cell phones.
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Companies and individual traders who were prepared to trade in natural resources produced in these conditions, or to trade with groups with notoriously bad human rights records, can also be considered to have contributed to, or even enabled, these human rights abuses. In some cases, they were directly implicated.
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Province Orientale Province Orientale held even greater promise in terms of natural resources. With its diamond fields, gold mines, vast expanses of forests with valuable timber and barely explored oil reserves, Province Orientale was, in some ways, the biggest prize.
Join WA's Projects Conference to Find Opportunities in Mining Downturn on 6th & 7th Apr... - 0 views
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Join the Western Australia's 7th Annual Major Projects Conference - "Rebuilding after the Mining Boom" on 6 & 7 April 2016 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and acquire the latest information on the major infrastructure projects expected to drive the State's economy. It is a must attend event for industry professionals seeking the most up-to-date information on the State's infrastructure projects, policy issues, research findings and best practices. ProjectLink provides complete information about this 2-day event that will offer highly valuable networking opportunities to construction managers, operators, contractors, consultants and investors who can learn about key projects in the pipeline and capitalise their business opportunities.
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Do you want to improve service delivery in public sector and become truly user-centric? Then, join the User Centric Service Delivery conference in NSW on 12th and 13th April 2016. It is a must attend conference for those seeking to develop a deep knowledge of who the service users are and what does service delivery and digital service design mean. This event will bring together thought leaders and practitioners from Federal, State & Local Government to network and discuss the next stage in their digital agenda. Visit ProjectLink that provides detailed information about this 2-day event that will discuss how to research the service users to understand their needs, design services with users in mind, leverage digital technologies to create simpler, clearer, faster government services.
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