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  • Louis Goddard / Sept. 6, 2021

    Chart in focus: Mapping buildings across Africa with AI

    Google has released a new data set mapping buildings across Africa. Could it be of use in monitoring deforestation?

    Buildings in northern DRC detected by Google Open Buildings
  • Margot Mollat / July 21, 2020

    Why the EU’s sanctions regime must tackle corruption

    If the EU does not create a robust corruption sanctions regime, it risks becoming a safe haven for those looking to evade US sanctions

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  • Margot Mollat / July 7, 2020

    Intimidation and scare tactics won’t work on us – we will continue to demand real action to bring greater transparency to DRC’s mining sector

    We will continue to demand real action to bring greater transparency to DRC’s mining sector

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  • Heather Iqbal / June 5, 2019

    World Environment Day 2019

    On World Environment Day, we look at how we can help protect our vital rainforests from further destruction.

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  • Zorka Milin & Peter Jones / May 23, 2019

    Why we applaud the CFTC's anti-corruption enforcement efforts

    Anti-corruption enforcement efforts in the global commodities trading sector have all to often fallen short. So we are pleased to see the chief US commodities regulator start paying more attention to foreign corrupt practices.

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  • Sam Leon / Nov. 8, 2018

    How can we use artificial intelligence to help us fight corruption in the mining sector?

    Minerals underpin our daily lives, from the cars and smartphones that we use to the infrastructure and architecture that surrounds us. They have driven the economic development of many countries and could drive that of many more. Yet, often mined and traded in insecure, poverty-stricken and unregulated areas, they may instead enrich an unscrupulous few.

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  • Jo Blackman / Nov. 8, 2018

    Clamping down on Vietnam’s illegal timber trade: EU trade agreements should signal a new era

    A flurry of diplomatic activity between the EU and Vietnam could have a dramatic impact on the world’s forests

    Congo Forest
  • Aug. 10, 2018

    Gertler received and distributed millions in bribes in connection to DRC mining deals, court papers allege

    New documents related to a case in the UK high court suggest that controversial middleman Dan Gertler received and paid millions in bribes on behalf of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) in Democratic Republic of Congo.

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  • Peter Jones / July 3, 2018

    A bad year for Glencore

    The US Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to commodities giant Glencore's subsidiary Glencore Limited, relating to US overseas corruption laws. This is the latest storm in what has been a tempestuous year for Glencore. we outline the main stories over the last 12 months that have helped make this Glencore's ‘annus horribilis’

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  • Margot Mollat / June 22, 2018

    What price will Glencore pay for its murky deals in DR Congo?

    Mining giant Glencore settled two legal disputes threatening its assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, but these agreements raise fears that the company is willing to take significant risks and pay any price to safeguard its lucrative copper and cobalt mines.

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