Katanga

Vendredi, novembre 28, 2008

News release from:

  • Broederlijk Delen
  • CEPAS
  • Entraide Missionaire
  • Fatal Transactions
  • Forum de la Société Civile Congolaise
  • Global Witness
  • MiningWatch Canada
  • Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
  • Rights and Accountability in Development
  • 11.11.11
  • Urgewald

At the start of the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, an international coalition of non-governmental organizations warns that the Democrati

Samedi, avril 8, 2006

According to various analyses, a joint venture involving Kinross Gold, and which is now being taken over by Katanga Mining Limited, gives the multinationals access to huge pieces of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company, Gécamines (La Générale des Carrières et des Mines) at “fire sale” prices.

Vendredi, mars 17, 2006

Concerned that the Democratic Republic of Congo lost out in the joint venture between Gécamines, the Congolese state mining company, and Kinross-Forrest, partially owned by Kinross Gold, several non-governmental organisations sent this letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay urging him to find ways to regulate the activities of Canadian mining companies in vulnerable countries.

Samedi, décembre 27, 2003

In October 2000, a UN Panel of Experts released a report on violence in the Congo, in which they called eight Canadian mining companies to account for commercial activities that were contributing to conflict in that war-torn country.

It is estimated that 3-5 million people have died in the Congo in recent years due to the war.

Dimanche, février 23, 2003

On October 24 last year, the Group of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and other Forms of Wealth in the Congo, a UN panel struck to research this issue, submitted its report to the United Nations.