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bne IntelliNews · Europe · Global Witness traces M23 'conflict coltan' through Rwanda into Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia supply chains
Frames the laundering as a supply-chain due-diligence failure: the ITSCI tagging scheme applies 'conflict-free' tags in Kigali or at the border, so Congolese coltan becomes 'Rwandan,' and EU 2021 Conflict Minerals Regulation exemptions for small importers let it through.
“Conflict coltan from DRC is entering global supply chains via Rwanda, with tags applied in Kigali turning Congolese mineral into Rwandan.”