Source: Global Witness | Jul 05, 2016

Mining Company Funds Armed Men in Eastern Congo Gold Rush While State Loses Tax Windfall

Chinese-owned mining company exporting to Dubai gave armed groups AK-47s for access to gold

Armed groups in Shabunda territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, received gifts of arms and cash from a Chinese mining company and made up to $25,000 per month extorted from local miners during a recent two-year gold boom. In just one year, up to $17 million of gold produced by…