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Kufatilia platform

Bienvenue sur la plateforme Kufatilia de suivi des incidents de l’artisanat minier développée par IPIS avec le soutien d’Ulula et en partenariat avec le Centre d’Expertise en Gestion Minière basé à Bukavu (CEGEMI). Ce système est une plateforme transparente, indépendante et participative qui permet à la société civile congolaise de signaler et de suivre les […]

Interactive map of artisanal mining exploitation in eastern DR Congo – 2018 update

Résumé français ci-dessous – French summary below IPIS launched a major update of it’s DRC webmap displaying data on more than 2400 artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC and more than 800 roadblocks. Since December 2016, IPIS teams have visited more than 500 artisanal mines in eastern DRC, gathering data that has been added to […]

Projet pilote de monitoring de l’or artisanal

Appuyé par la Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), IPIS a mis en place son projet pilote de monitoring de l’or artisanal à Mambasa (Province d’Ituri, RDC) entre avril 2016 et juillet 2017. Cela a impliqué le développement d’une méthodologie à faible coût pour produire un flux continu de données sur un large […]

Maps of Mining Sites in North Kivu (2017)

North Kivu 2017

North Kivu Province – AO Map Lubero, Oicha, Butembo and Beni Territories – A0 Map     Masisi Territory – A0 Map Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail) Rutshuru Territory – A0 Map   Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu Province, DRC (Detail)   […]

Maps of mining sites in South Kivu (2017)

South Kivu 2017

South Kivu Province – A0 Map Walungu Territory – A0 Map Idjwi Territory – A0 Map Kabare Territory, South Kivu – A0 Map Kalehe Territory – A0 Map   Mwenga Territory – A0 Map   Shabunda Territory – A0 Map   Uvira Territory – A0 Map

Comprendre la spirale de la violence au Kasaï (2017)

Le Kasaï Central et trois autres provinces voisines sont en proie à des violences mêlant miliciens, policiers et soldats et ayant fait, selon un rapport récent des Nations Unies, plus de 200 morts. Depuis septembre, un soulèvement des partisans du chef coutumier Kamwina Nsapu, tué en août par les forces de l’ordre après s’être rebellé […]

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DRC – May 2014 Update

In collaboration with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI), mining service SAESSCAM and representatives from local civil society organisations, IPIS organised a series of field visits to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups and criminal networks in mineral exploitation and trade. This resulted in the publication of an interactive web map providing […]

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DR Congo (2013)

DRC Webmap 2013

In August 2009 the ‘International Peace Information Service’ (IPIS) published a first map of militarised mining areas in Eastern DR Congo. By 2012, the international interest in the issue had grown but the map was out-dated. To find a structural solution, IPIS sat down with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI) and agreed to set up […]

Mapping Conflict Minerals (2012)

How GMES supports the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), in: Window on GMES, Special Issue: Discover the “S” in GMES, pp. 82-88 Exploitation of natural resources has, in most cases, a strong impact on the environment, often even spoiling natural habitats and affecting people’s way of life. The exploitation and trade of minerals can also […]

Cartographie des motivations derrière les conflits: le M23

M23-IN-GOMA-2012

Depuis 2004, IPIS a publié divers rapports sur le conflit qui affecte la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). De 2007 à 2010, IPIS a porté avant tout son attention sur les motivations des principaux groupes armés qui subsistent en RDC suite aux guerres que le Congo a connues en 1996 et en 1998. Depuis 2010, […]

Bisie. A one-year snapshot of the DRC’s principal cassiterite mine (2011)

Bisie 2011

Much has happened in the mining sector of Eastern DRC over the last year. President Kabila imposed a ban on all mining activities last fall, during which production fell considerably. As soon as the suspension was lifted in the spring of this year, the major global electronic companies stopped buying minerals from the region, provoking […]