Congo army engaged in orgy of criminality: UN

The Globe and Mail.com reports that problems are arising in cobalt mines of the DRC, where bribes and corruption are taking over.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

Fuelled by these kinds of bribes and extorted money from the mining sector, much of Congo’s military has become a Mafia-like criminal organization with a financial interest in perpetuating one of the world’s bloodiest and longest-running wars, a new United Nations report concludes.

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