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Analyse de la carte interactive des zones d'exploitation minière artisanale dans l'Est de la République démocratique du Congo. Mise à jour 2022 - Synthèse

Card Number 32397

Number
32397
Author
Matthysen, Ken
Author
Muller, Thomas
Author
Bulakali, Ntakobajira Zacharie
Date
29 novembre 2022
Ymd
20221129
Title
Analyse de la carte interactive des zones d'exploitation minière artisanale dans l'Est de la République démocratique du Congo. Mise à jour 2022 - Synthèse
Size
5423877 bytes
Pages nb.
20
Source
Type
Rapport
Language
FR
Abstract
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector plays an important role in the local economy. While large-scale armed conflict over DRC's mineral wealth has decreased significantly over the past twenty years, armed actors continuously interfere in the mining sector, and conflicts over resources at the local level are still common. IPIS has mapped around 2,720 ASM sites in eastern DRC since 2009, collecting primary data about the interference of armed groups, types of minerals, mineral pricing, worker demographics, trade routes, and environmental issues.