28th January 2012

Global Witness

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Global Witness and CCFD-Terre Solidaire welcomed a commitment [on 27 January] by EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht and Development Commissioner Piebalgs to make supply chains more transparent, a move that will help prevent natural resource-fuelled conflict. The two groups called on the Commission to swiftly roll out regulation requiring companies sourcing minerals to do checks – known as due diligence – on their supply chains. more

2nd January 2012

The Joint Electoral Observation Mission in the DRC

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Further to its publication of 1 December, the Joint Electoral Observation Mission in the DRC released a statement on 16 December that provided fuller details of the electoral abuses that occurred in the DRC elections of the 28 November. This has been reproduced here (in condensed form) for Congo NOW. Alternatively, please scroll down and read the original statement in full. more

22nd December 2011

The AETA (Agir pour des Elections Transparentes et Apaisées) and EurAc (European Network for Central Africa)

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On 1 December 2011, the Joint Electoral Observation Mission in the DRC released a statement on the DRC's latest elections. Whilst they praised the fact that most people were able to vote successfully, they underlined the many electoral abuses that their observers witnessed throughout the country. Congo NOW! has reproduced this here, in condensed form. If you would like to read the original statement in its entirety, please scroll down to read it at the end of this page. more

5th December 2011

Global Witness

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"Global Witness today welcomed the Security Council’s adoption of sanctions Resolution 2021, which calls for action to tackle criminal networks within the Congolese national army who are involved in the illicit minerals trade." more

29th November 2011

Good Developments

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Peter Dörrie warns in his blog that the aftermath of the elections in the DRC is the critical time during which the country could slip back into instability. more