Author: Rigobert Minani, SJ

Head of research for the Peace, Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance Department at the Centre d’Etude Pour l’Action Sociale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and team leader for the Ecclesial Network of the Congo Basin Forest.

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The Mining Industry, Conflict, and the Church’s Commitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Feb 15, 2022 | Catholicism, Mining, Religion

In 2019, the links between the extractive industry and the escalation of conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were documented in a report to the UN Security Council. For over two decades, experts on the Great Lakes region, including diplomats,...