The accusations against Apple come amid ongoing violence and conflict in the DRC’s mineral-rich Great Lakes region, with accusations against Rwanda of supporting rebel groups to control the region’s resources.
The accusations against Apple come amid ongoing violence and conflict in the DRC’s mineral-rich Great Lakes region, with accusations against Rwanda of supporting rebel groups to control the region’s resources.
This is the first time the Democratic Republic of Congo has been trying to legally sue Apple. Apple gets minerals from conflict zones by getting them smuggled to Rwanda.
Rwanda has been involved in funding and arming terrorist groups in Congo, so that they can make profits off the resources that belong to Congo. That’s how Rwanda has become the “Singapore or Africa”.
The people who sell them get them bloodied, wash the blood off, and sell them as bloodless. While I hope Apple considers other suppliers now that it’s clear where they come from, it’s not like they’re coordinating the smuggling themselves.