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The Role Of Minerals And Tech Firms In The DR Congo Conflict

Workers at a coltan mine near Rubaya in eastern DRC, a region now under M23 control (Credit: AFP)

The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals that power global electronics.

But the focus on "conflict minerals" may obscure other drivers of the violence in one of the world's most volatile regions.

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