Switzerland / Mongolia / Burundi / Mozambique / United Arab Emirates / South Africa / Congo / Egypt / Kenya / Turkey / Uganda / United States / Democratic Republic of Congo / Tanzania / Philippines / India / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
Conflict-free mine / Sufferance mine / /
IndustryTerm
dormant mining concessions / gold mining area / supply chain / industrial mining consortia / rudimentary equipment / media ads / Industrial mining / financial support networks / electronics products / payment systems / final products / artisanal mining regulations / artisanal mining areas / armed groups / gold mining / large-scale mining / artisanal mining / mobile banking / artisanal mining communities / fair-trade mining groups / electronics / conflict gold smuggling network / mining / certain criminal networks / /
Organization
independent government / London Bullion Market Association / Congo’s Mining Ministry / Congo’s Centre / Congolese army / Congolese government / U.S. Treasury Department office of Technical Assistance program / 57 / Congo’s government / Congo’s army / Crown Agents/U.K. Department for International / German government / United Nations Population Fund / Department of State / Finance Ministry / Constitutional Court / U.N. Security Council / United States Agency for International Development / U.S. Congress / civil society / World Bank / Mining Ministry / United Nations / CEEC / European Union / International Organization for Migration / International Criminal Court / Congolese Mining Ministry / /
Person
Bosco Ntaganda / Mai Mai Sheka / Sasha Lezhnev April / Martin Kobler / Gautier Misonia / Said Djinnit / Marcus Bleasdale / Augustin Matata Ponyo / /
Position
Special Envoy / local businessman / Prime Minister / driver of the black market economy / miner / civil society leader / U.S. Ambassador / Executive / commander / /
ProvinceOrState
Dubai / /
Region
eastern Congo / eastern Democratic Republic of Congo / /
COVER PHOTO: Congolese miners in a gold mine in the town of Pluto, in eastern Congo. The pit mine, which has taken over a year to excavate, is called Sufferance. Photo Credit: Marcus Bleasdale Congo’s Conflict Gold R