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Paris prosecutor dismisses case against Apple over DRC conflict minerals

The government in Kinshasa accused Apple of sourcing illegally mined Congolese minerals from eastern DRC. AP - Moses Sawasawa

French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of using conflict minerals, notably in the unstable eastern region bordering Rwanda, in its supply chain.

Congo filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium in December, accusing them of "illegal and even criminal export and delivery" of minerals from the country via Rwanda.

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