Kayikwamba denounces laundering of Rubaya coltan in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Congolese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner denounces the laundering of the origin of coltan mined in Rubaya, in eastern DR Congo. Addressing the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, she urges the European Union to enforce its regulation on conflict minerals, according to Actualite.cd.
Congolese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner called on Tuesday 10 November 2026 for stronger international involvement against the exploitation of DR Congo’s natural resources outside the legal framework, the revenues from which fuel armed conflicts. She was speaking to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which brings together lawmakers from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries as well as from the European Union.
She denounced the financial networks that fund armed groups in the east of the country, as well as the impunity enjoyed by some actors in these networks. She recalled that Kinshasa had brought the governance of natural resources to the United Nations Security Council during its presidency in July, making it a matter of international peace and security. Citing Article 17 of the Samoa Agreement, which links the EU to ACP countries, she concluded: 'It is up to us to turn this commitment into action.'
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