1.0IPIShttps://ipisresearch.be/nl/Fiona Southwardhttps://ipisresearch.be/nl/author/fiona-southward/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="urtOKyfJ19"><a href="https://ipisresearch.be/nl/infopoint-lunchtime-conference-congos-conflict-mines/">Infopoint Lunchtime Conference: Congo’s conflict mines</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ipisresearch.be/nl/infopoint-lunchtime-conference-congos-conflict-mines/embed/#?secret=urtOKyfJ19" width="600" height="338" title="“Infopoint Lunchtime Conference: Congo’s conflict mines” — IPIS" data-secret="urtOKyfJ19" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ipisresearch.be/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://ipisresearch.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/invitation_lunchtime_conference_10.03.2016_0-1.jpg1026704Tin, tantalum and gold from the Congo have often been linked to insecurity and armed group activity in the country. Over the last years, IPIS has extensively analysed the role of conflict minerals in the DR Congo, and its field teams have visited more than 2.000 mining sites in the eastern part of the country. […]