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Publication of Congo mining contract review welcome; renegotiations should be fair and transparent
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

(Joint news release) Congolese and international non-governmental organisations welcomed the publication of the review of mining contracts by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and called on the government to ensure that the renegotiation of contracts is conducted openly and fairly.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Anvil, Banro, Diamondworks/Energem, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Tenke
NGOs fear that Congolese mining contract review process has been hijacked: Time for authorities in Europe, North America to act
Monday, February 4, 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 Democrat

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Anvil, Banro, Diamondworks/Energem, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Tenke
International Appeal for the Publication of the Final Report of the Ministerial Commission on the Review of Mining Contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

(Berlin, Brussels, Kinshasa, London, Lubumbashi, Montreal, Ottawa, Washington) A coalition of non-governmental organisations from Europe, North America, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched an international appeal today demanding the publication of the final report of the ministerial commission on the review of mining contracts without delay.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Anvil, Banro, Militarisation, Diamondworks/Energem
United Nations Whitewashes Canadian Mining Companies Operating in Democratic Republic of Congo
Saturday, December 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.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 14: Autumn 2003, Banro, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Katanga, Kinross, Tenke
Canadian Companies Accused of Pillaging Congo — United Nations Report
Sunday, February 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.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 11: Winter 2002-2003, Banro, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Katanga, Kinross, Tenke
Profiles of Some Canadian Mining Companies Operating in Africa
Thursday, May 24, 2001

The mining sector is the largest source of foreign private investment on the African continent, and Canadian investors are at the centre of this economic boom. By the Groupe de recherche sur les activités minières en Afrique (GRAMA) at UQAM (University of Québec at Montréal).

Congo - Democratic Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Corporate Accountability, Mali, AngloGold Ashanti, Tanzania, Banro, Barrick Gold, IAMGOLD, Tenke, Tiomin
Towards a Spiral of Violence? The Dangers of Privatisation of Risk Management of Investments in Africa: Mining Activities and the Use of Private Security Companies
Monday, March 6, 2000

"Principales Zones de Gisements" (map of mineral resources in southern Africa, from Le Monde Diplomatique)English translation of a presentation to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade by Entraide Missionaire (endorsed by MiningWatch Canada) "Towards a Spiral of Violence?

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Corporate Accountability, AngloGold Ashanti, Corporate Social Responsibility, Banro, Barrick Gold, Birim Goldfields, Militarisation, De Beers, Diamondworks/Energem, Tenke

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