UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State [email protected] Democratic Republic of the Congo: http://hiu.state.gov HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT Presence at Mine Sites of Armed Groups and Other Entities

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Bafwasende Amalutu Bafwabalinga FRPI Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-203, enacted on July Simba Bafwaboli PARECO/Simba 21, 2010, states that “the Secretary of State shall, UPLD Abakwasimbo in accordance with the recommendation of the Simba PARECO Simba Beni United Nations Group of Experts on the Demo- Kisangani UPLD Manguredjipa cratic Republic of the Congo in their December UPLD 2008 report—(i) produce a map of mineral-rich Orientale Opienge UPLD PARECO zones, trade routes, and areas under the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Butembo the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries based DEMOCRATIC on data from multiple sources, including—(I) the United Nations Group of Experts on the Angumu Lubero Democratic Republic of the Congo; (II) the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the governments of adjoining coun- Ubundu Lake tries, and the governments of other Member Edward States of the United Nations; and (III) local and international nongovernmental organizations.” This map was compiled by the U.S. Department of State to submit to the Committees on Lubutu Kirundu Nord-Kivu Appropriations, Foreign A airs, Ways and Means, and Financial Services of the House of NDC/Sheka Representatives, and the Committees on UGANDA NDC/Sheka Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Finance, and Mahulu NDC/Sheka Banking, Housing, and Urban A airs of the Lo Senate. The map focuses on exploitation of m Rutshuru a gold, cassiterite, wolframite, and columbite- m a NDC/Sheka AFDC-MAC i ow Yumbi L tantalite (coltan) in the provinces of and , and parts of Orientale, Lowa Walikale Punia Maniema, and Katanga provinces. The map is based on data from surveys conducted in 2013 Goma by a non-governmental organization, the Inter- Momi Raia Mutomboki national Peace Information Service (IPIS). IPIS and the DRC government launched a capacity-

Nyatura building project in early 2013 focused on mine Kigalisite monitoring, data collection, and mapping. Lac Raia Mutomboki The Department will continue to draw on data Kivu REPUBLIC Kalehe from this project for future iterations of this Raia Mutomboki Raia Mutomboki map, and has consulted the DRC government, U li Raia Mutomboki Raia nd Mutomboki the Group of Experts, and MONUSCO regarding i Katani Bena-Kamba Waika the current map. Raia Mutomboki Raia Mutomboki Lack of complete or fully veriable data makes Raia Mutomboki Bukavu it dicult to conrm the location of many mine Kingdombe Kailo sites; to establish which mines are active and ShabundaSud-Kivu Walungu which are inactive at any given time; and to Raia Mutomboki comprehensively verify the armed groups or Raia Mutomboki other entities that are either present at mines or Kindu El have access to revenue streams emanating ila Kamituga Mwenga from them. These conditions change frequently Karushe and were complicated by heightened conict Pangi in 2013, in particular between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group. FARDC units and other state security forces are Maniema Uvira Bujumbura deployed throughout the eastern provinces,

L la and according to the Group of Experts and u Kama li a E la Nzingu other sources, some elements of the state b a security forces continue to engage in illegal BURUNDI extortion or control of the mineral trade. There are hundreds of mining sites in North Kibombo and South Kivu alone, nearly all of which are artisanal mines (dug by hand with basic tools), OF THE and the majority of which are very small scale operations that operate intermittently. Many of

Kombe Pene-Mende Fizi the mining sites in eastern DRC are inaccessible to outsiders due to remoteness, a lack of Alelua Kasongo passable roads, and the dangers stemming

from the presence of militia, undisciplined army

L troops, and bandits. A comprehensive mapping Samba Lusangi a study that applies a consistent methodology Lulimba k

Kabambare e within a single timeframe to the entirety of

TANZANIA DRC’s conict-a ected eastern provinces and

T adjacent countries has not been conducted. a Companies, trade associations, governments, n Lunea g and other stakeholders involved in the minerals Kilubi-Kibongo a trade should thus continue to obtain additional Basanga Lubunda n Tshofa y data through their own channels, as i Kabao k recommended in the guidance on due a diligence adopted by the Organization for Sentery Kongolo Mine Sites Mbulula Economic Cooperation and Development Cassiterite Coltan Gold Wolframite (OECD) and cited by the U.S. Securities and Sangua Kasai- Katanga Exchange Commission. Armed Groups & Other Entities Ebombo Lu Bendela In light of the above, this map should not by ku g itself be considered a source of sucient Mai Mai OrientalFDLR FARDC a Associated sub-group information to serve as a substitute for the Mamba Kalemie exercise of e ective due diligence on mineral National capital International boundary CONGONyunzu Niemba supply chains. Provincial capital ProvinceKisengwa boundary Kabalo Populated place Selected roads Nature reserve/national park

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