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EU firms have continued to buy coltan allegedly smuggled from DR Congo to Rwanda, according to new research. (Photo: Responsible Sourcing Network)

EU urged to axe Rwanda minerals deal after Luxembourg firm linked to smuggled coltan

The EU Commission is under growing pressure to suspend its controversial minerals-access deal with Rwanda after new investigations revealed that a Luxembourg-based commodities trader has continued to buy conflict minerals smuggled from DR Congo to Rwanda. 

Research by Global Witness published on Tue...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

EU firms have continued to buy coltan allegedly smuggled from DR Congo to Rwanda, according to new research. (Photo: Responsible Sourcing Network)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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