New Atlanticist
Oct 26, 2018
‘Conflict gold’ fueling war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By
David A. Wemer
Militias and warlords are selling gold to fund their military activities and political control in eastern Congo and their illicit trade is not just flowing to the black market, but “may be coming here to the United States as well as Europe,” Sasha Lezhnev, deputy director of policy for the Enough Project, explained.