Global Witness’s report ‘Who Buys Rwanda’s Smuggled Coltan?’ reveals how conflict coltan from DRC is entering global supply chains via Rwanda, exposing weaknesses in mineral traceability controls

The report says more than 2,000 tonnes of conflict coltan from eastern DRC may have entered international markets via Rwanda, with Rwandan exports more than doubling over three years and seven companies accounting for 85% of the country’s coltan exports. It argues that traceability and due diligence systems have failed to stop conflict minerals reaching smelters in China and Kazakhstan and potentially flowing into products sold by major technology…