cellphones Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cellphones/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cellphones Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cellphones/ 32 32 14 killed in DRC machete attack https://jjcornish.com/2018/10/14-killed-in-drc-machete-attack/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/10/14-killed-in-drc-machete-attack/ A machete attack in the restive North Kivus area of the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 14 villagers dead and another nine wounded. Locals in the area fight over the mining of coltan, a vital mineral in making cellphones. A battalion of soldiers has been despatched to the village of Rubaya, north of the […]

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]]> A machete attack in the restive North Kivus area of the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 14 villagers dead and another nine wounded.

Locals in the area fight over the mining of coltan, a vital mineral in making cellphones.

A battalion of soldiers has been despatched to the village of Rubaya, north of the Kivus capital Goma after the weekend attack.

The rebel Mai Mai group, that finances its operations with the proceeds of coltan sales, operates lethally in the area.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege, who was recognized for his work on rape victims in the Congo, also has a campaign urging electronics companies to ensure that they are not using blood minerals in the manufacture of their products.

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