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A year-long investigation by Global Witness alleges that illicit coltan from North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reaching the supply chains of tech giants like NVIDIA and Microsoft, funding the M23 rebel movement.
North Kivu province (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, China, Kazakhstan, Thailand
Who
Global Witness, M23 rebel movement, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alex Kopp, UN, ITSCI, Better Mining
What
A year-long investigation by Global Witness alleges that illicit coltan from North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reaching the supply chains of tech giants like NVIDIA and Microsoft, funding the M23 rebel movement.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:57:40 GMT · 2h 0m ago
Where
North Kivu province (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, China, Kazakhstan, Thailand ·
Why
The M23 rebel movement's takeover in North Kivu led to a dramatic increase in mineral trafficking, with systems like ITSCI and Better Mining being vulnerable to manipulation, allowing smuggled minerals to enter the legitimate supply chain.
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How this affects you
The alleged trafficking of conflict minerals from the DRC, specifically coltan funding the M23 rebels, taints global tech supply chains and highlights significant failures in ethical sourcing programs designed to prevent human rights abuses.
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