Blog Posts in Conflict Minerals

Posted by Laura Heaton on Jan 18, 2013

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.

Posted by Laura Heaton on Jan 17, 2013

Weeks after delegates first arrived in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for talks aimed at ending the M23 rebellion in eastern Congo, preconditions for the negotiations are just being finalized. But as details about M23-linked gold smuggling from the conflict area underscores, the group maintains an extensive and lucrative network throughout the region, which undermines any hopes that the Kampala process alone will bring about lasting stability.

Posted by Laura Heaton on Dec 21, 2012

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.

Posted by Enough Team on Dec 19, 2012

Student leader Bennett Collins spearheaded the St Andrews University chapter of Raise Hope for Congo's Conflict-Free Campus Initiative. In this guest post he reflects on the past year of action.

Posted by Laura Heaton on Dec 14, 2012

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.