Publications
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Voix du Congo: Misisi, why so many incidents in the gold supply chain?
- APDE, Julien Mapenzi, Mapenzi Julien (APDE) | October 3, 2019
See our series : VOIX DU CONGO In the “Voix du Congo” series, the non-profit organisation “Action pour la paix et le développement” (APDE) presents a study of incidents in the gold supply chain in Misisi, DRC. This study is published in the “Voix du Congo” series, a series of publications by local partners and that aims to bring their work to a wider audience. APDE is an NGO with
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Assessing the impact of due diligence programmes in Eastern DRC: A baseline study
- Alexandre Jaillon, Antoine Heuty, Erik Gobbers, Manuel Claeys Bouuaert, Timo Makori | April 24, 2019
Over the past decade, various legislative and due diligence programmes (DDP) have been developed to improve mining communities’ livelihoods and reduce human rights abuses in conflict affected and high- risk areas, with a special focus on the African Great Lakes region. Despite significant growth and investments in minerals certification and traceability schemes, data on the impact of due diligence
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Mapping artisanal mining areas and mineral supply chains in eastern DRC (2019)
- Ken Matthysen, Lotte Hoex, Peer Schouten (DIIS/IPIS), Steven Spittaels | April 9, 2019
In a new report and webmap, IPIS presents its updated data on armed conflict and armed interference in eastern DRC’s artisanal mining sector. Building on extensive data, gathered over the last ten years, IPIS assesses the impact of responsible sourcing initiatives in DRC, designed to address armed interference in mineral supply chains. The report illustrates that responsible sourcing efforts have
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ASM Incident Tracker
- Alexandre Jaillon | April 5, 2019
Welcome to Kufatilia, the ASM Incident Tracker developed by IPIS in collaboration with the Expertise Centre on Mining Governance (CEGEMI) based in Bukavu, and powered by Ulula. The ASM Incident Tracker is a tool for Congolese civil society organisations to report and monitor incidents in Eastern DRC in a transparent, independent and participatory way. The reported incidents, in line
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Ground-based incident reporting in eastern DRC – Progress Report 2
- Alexandre Jaillon, Erik Gobbers, Gabriel Kamundala Byemba | February 15, 2019
In January 2018, the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) granted IPIS funds to implement an independent, transparent and participatory platform for incident reporting and community empowerment in responsible sourcing in the Eastern DRC gold sector. This platform will contribute to improving transparency around follow-up and resolution of incidents in cooperation with relevant stak
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Capacity Building for a Responsible Minerals Trade
- Guillaume de Brier | December 20, 2018
With the support of the Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade, IPIS developed and implemented a methodology aimed at assessing the responsible sourcing potential of gold mining areas in South-Kivu. IPIS conducted field missions in seven gold trading hubs and their surrounding mines in South-Kivu: Shabunda centre (Shabunda territory), Katchungu (Shabunda territory), Mapimo (Shabunda terr
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Voix du Congo: Study on gold panning and the use of mercury in artisanal mining in Ituri
- AEMAPRI, Augustin Bedidjo | July 23, 2018
See our series: VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by the “Association des Exploitants Miniers Artisanaux pour la Pacification et Reconstruction de l’Ituri” (AEMAPRI), presents a study on gold panning and the use of mercury in Ituri. The Ituri Province is one of the DRC’s resource-rich provinces; notably gold, coltan, cassiterite, diamonds and oil. Gold production in Ituri is essentially
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Ground-based incident reporting in Eastern DRC – Progress Report 1
- Alexandre Jaillon, Guillaume de Brier | July 23, 2018
In January 2018, IPIS and its partner CEGEMI (a Bukavu-based research institute) launched a two-year project founded by EPRM to advance incident reporting and community participation in responsible sourcing through cooperative and CSO capacity enhancement in Eastern DR Congo gold sector. “First field visit to identify potential cooperative to be part of project activities.” Copyright: Gabriel KAMU
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Voix du Congo: Fraud and mineral smuggling in the territory of Kalehe, South Kivu
- CENADEP | April 15, 2018
See our series: VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by the “Centre National d’Appui au Développement et à la Participation Populaire” (CENADEP), presents a study on the channels of mineral fraud and smuggling in Kalehe (South Kivu) and, more specifically, the case of the Numbi/Lumbishi supply chain. In Kalehe territory, Numbi’s supply chain is one of the most important because it can produ
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Voix du Congo: Taxation and parafiscality in artisanal mining in Tanganyika, DRC
- CDJP | April 5, 2018
See our series: VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by the non-profit organization “Commission Diocésaine Justice et Paix” (CDJP Kalemie-Kirungu), presents a study on the legal and illegal taxation of artisanal mining activities by various actors in the province of Tanganyika, DRC. Artisanal mining is an activity that employs several thousand people in Tanganyika. Despite a 2002 law aiming at o
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Roadblocks and artisanal mining sites – North and South Kivu Provinces (2018)
- Maryam Zarkeyvan | March 20, 2018
This map show the location of roadblocks and artisanal mining sites in the Kivu provinces. It was made by combining data from our recent report on roadblocks in the area, and data from our recent update of our database and webmap on artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC. Download the full image
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Interactive map of artisanal mining exploitation in eastern DR Congo – 2018 update
- Ken Matthysen | March 19, 2018
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 IPIS’ interactive webmap. IPIS also integrated other datasets gathered
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Okapi Wildlife Reserve: Illegal Sourcing of Gold and Timber (2018)
- Manuel Claeys Bouuaert, Maryam Zarkeyvan | February 1, 2018
A map of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in DRC, created as a result of two mapathons focussing on illegal activities in the park.
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Voix du Congo: The place of women in artisanal mining in the Masisi territory: Legislation and field practice
- ALDECO | December 21, 2017
See our series : VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by the non-profit organisation “Action pour la Liberté et le Développement des Communautés Locales” ALDECO, presents a research on 3T artisanal mining in the Masisi territory and the Rubaya mining site in North Kivu (DRC). The goal is to understand what place is reserved for women in this field. This article helps understanding whether international
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“Everything that moves will be taxed”: the political economy of roadblocks in North and South Kivu (2017)
- Alexandre Jaillon, Janvier Murairi, Peer Schouten (DIIS/IPIS), Saidi Kubuya (ASSODIP) | December 6, 2017
IPIS puts roadblocks on the map as key mechanism of conflict funding besides natural resources, revealing its devastating scope in funding armed actors in Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic Mapping over a thousand roadblocks, IPIS shows the shocking extent of armed predation on trade routes in conflict-ridden Central Africa. Roadblocks, IPIS claims, have netted armed groups
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Towards a multi-scale approach for an Earth observation based assessment of natural resource exploitation in conflict regions
- Elisabeth Shoepfer et al., Filip Hilgert | November 6, 2017
Environment and natural resources can be key elements in starting and fueling conflicts. IPIS researcher Filip Hilgert contributed to an article in Geocarto International (2017, vol. 32, n° 10) on a multi-scale approach for an Earth observation based assessment of natural resource exploitation in conflict regions. Download the full article Elisabeth Schoepfer, Kristin Spröhnle, Olaf Kranz, Xavier
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Artisanal Gold Monitoring Pilot (2017)
- Guillaume de Brier, Hans Merket | October 17, 2017
With the support of the Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), IPIS set up its Artisanal Gold Monitoring Pilot in Mambasa (Ituri Province, DRC) between April 2016 and July 2017. This involved developing a low-cost methodology to produce a continuous data flow on a wide range of indicators related to the operational, security and human rights context of artisanal gold mining.
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Conflict Minerals in Eastern DRC (2017)
- Alexandre Jaillon | September 22, 2017
Printing maps of conflict minerals in Eastern DRC.
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Maps of Mining Sites in North Kivu (2017)
- Alexandre Jaillon | September 21, 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) Walikale Territory – A0 Map Walikal
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Voix du Congo: Study on the use of mercury and cyanide in artisanal gold mining in North and South Kivu
- Bouma Kashongwe Fiston, Save Act Mine | July 7, 2017
See our series: VOIX DU CONGO This publication, by “Save Act Mine” SAM, presents a study on gold mining techniques in Eastern DRC. In these regions, the subsoil is very rich in minerals. Although this represents enormous potential for the economy, it also leads to particularly dangerous challenges such as environmental pollution and the degradation of the health status of local populations