Stopping the Resource Wars in Africa
Veit, Peter
World Resource Institute, August 10, 2009, online edition
"The armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are funded by the region’s abundant natural resources [...]. Two bills are now in Congress, the Congo Conflict Minerals Act and the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act. These two bills would require companies listed on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to disclose new information in their financial reporting and help ensure that such minerals do not support the conflict."
Peter Veit is Regional Director for Africa in the Institutions and Governance Program.
Go to the essay at:
http://www.wri.org/stories/2009/08/stopping-resource-wars-africa
A28/04-09. Posted August 27, 2009
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