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MINING: Congo (MRB Nov 2001): Coltan slump may cut fighting.

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[MRB Nov 01] Fighting in parts of eastern DR Congo directly linked to minerals exploitation may die down as the coltan market collapses. This is the implication of the UN's report on exploitation of minerals in the Congo, published this month as an addendum to its April report.

The report directly ties fighting during the past seven months in the Oriental and Kivu regions between the Mayi-Mayi, and UPDF and the MLC ...

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