Lydia Polgreen has written a superb piece about a shadow economy built around tin mining in the Congo. Be sure to check out the accompanying slide show.
The proceeds of mines like this one, along with the illegal tributes collected on roads and border crossings controlled by rebel groups, militias and government soldiers, help bankroll virtually […]
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