The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a criminal case against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium. The African nation accuses the tech giant of using so-called ‘conflict minerals’ in its computers and smartphones.
The Eastern DRC is rich in minerals like tin, tantalum and tungsten. These minerals are often extracted in unofficial mines run by armed groups. UN experts and human rights activists say those militias are responsible for massacres of civilians, mass rapes and looting. Apple denies the allegations — and says it does not directly source its primary minerals.
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0:00 The DRC’s criminal case
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