Central african republic conflict minerals
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The World Bank in Central African Republic
Energy
The Emergency Electricity Supply and Access Project (PURACEL) enabled the construction of the 25 MW Danzi photovoltaic solar power plant, with 25 MWh of storage. This funding also improved the electricity distribution network in Bangui and its surroundings.
The construction of two approximately 1 MW solar photovoltaic mini-grids in Bambari and Berberati was completed under the Water and Electricity Modernization planerat arbete (PASEEL; P162245). Residents who had been without public electricity services since 2013 now benefit from a permanent supply.
The Power Sector Strengthening and Access Project (PARSE), with $113 million in funding approved in June 2022, aims to: (i) increase Danzi's capacity from 25 MW/MWh to 40 MW/MWh, with private sector involvement; (ii) build five additional solar photovoltaic mini-grids in five major provincial cities (Bouar, Bangassou, Nola, Bossembele, and Birao); (iii) electrify over 600 public facilitie
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Blog
This blog was written by Anrike Visser, Senior Advisor EU, Illicit Finance Policy at The Sentry.
No case better illustrates the risk of minerals financing violence than Russia. With affiliated mines across the Central African Republic, Sudan, Angola and elsewhere and a history of looting minerals from poor African nations, it is likely that Russia is financing its war effort in Ukraine with gold, diamonds, and other minerals—at least in part. Since the invasion of Crimea in 2014, Russia’s gold stockpile has tripled, and CNN reported in July 2022 that “Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin’s war effort in Ukraine.” Similarly, Cristina Villegas, director of the Mines to Markets schema at Pact, a development NGO, told The Guardian that Russian diamonds “are objectively conflict diamonds: they’re funding an armed conflict against a peaceful neighbor, bygd a state actor.”
At the same time, despite the European Union’s Conflict Minerals Regulation (CMR) coming i
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Summary of Conflict Minerals Issue
Conflict Minerals refer to the so-called “3TG” minerals including Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold that come from conflict-ridden areas of the world such as Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries.
Rebels and armed groups in the region use profits from trading the minerals to fund violent activities against civilians and spark civil wars. Their actions constitute a crime against humanity as they include child labor and forced labor in the mine, civilian massacre, and violence against women.
In an effort to end the conflict by limiting funding sources of the armed groups, the US Congress established a law in 2010, making it mandatory for companies to report their use of conflict materials (Dodd-frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.) Section 1502 of the law requires companies listed in the US to inquire into their use of conflict materials, the origin of minerals supplied to them, and minerals wi