11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award
Congo in Conversation
Project
Congo (DRC)
Finbarr O’Reilly
Contributors
Arlette Bashizi
Bernadette Vivuya
Charly Kasereka
Dieudonne Dirole
Guerchom Ndebo
Guylain Balume
Justin Makangara
Ley Uwera
Moses Sawasawa
Pamela Tulizo
Raissa Karama Rwizibuka
Themes
Access to clean water
Economy
Electricity and Hydroelectric Plants
Environment
Gender-Based Violence and Rape
Health
Mineral Extraction
Obstacles to Progress
Politics and Insecurity
Carmignac Award
Fr
Congo in Conversation
Project
Congo (DRC)
Finbarr O’Reilly
Contributors
Arlette Bashizi
Bernadette Vivuya
Charly Kasereka
Dieudonne Dirole
Guerchom Ndebo
Guylain Balume
Justin Makangara
Ley Uwera
Moses Sawasawa
Pamela Tulizo
Raissa Karama Rwizibuka
Themes
Access to clean water
Economy
Electricity and Hydroelectric Plants
Environment
Gender-Based Violence and Rape
Health
Mineral Extraction
Obstacles to Progress
Politics and Insecurity
Carmignac Award
Fr
Congo in Conversation
Mineral Extraction
Regional wars have been fought for years over Congo’s vast natural resources
, including, gold, diamonds, coltan, tantalum, and timber. Historically, there have been few checks on how these resources are sourced and exported, allowing for
illegal exploitation and profiteering worth billions of dollars
. The benefactors have been the
foreign governments
that have plundered Congo’s riches, the
multinational companies using the resources
, and individuals in positions of power. Changes are afoot however. In response to the role illicit minerals from Congo and its East African neighbours played in funding conflicts, the United States passed legislation in 2010 requiring
U.S.-listed companies to disclose whether their products such as laptops and mobile phones
contained any tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold from the region—and perform due diligence. A similar
European Union rule will take effect in 2021
and
the London Metal Exchange could ban suppliers of metals that are not responsibly sourced by 2025
. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that Congo produced 39% of the world’s tantalum last year.
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Project
Congo (DRC)
Finbarr O’Reilly
Contributors
Arlette Bashizi
Bernadette Vivuya
Charly Kasereka
Dieudonne Dirole
Guerchom Ndebo
Guylain Balume
Justin Makangara
Ley Uwera
Moses Sawasawa
Pamela Tulizo
Raissa Karama Rwizibuka
Themes
Access to clean water
Economy
Electricity and Hydroelectric Plants
Environment
Gender-Based Violence and Rape
Health
Mineral Extraction
Obstacles to Progress
Politics and Insecurity
Carmignac Award
Fr
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