Paper short abstract:

Ever since the UN intervened in the conflcit in DR Congo the international community has tried to break the accliamed bonds between the warring parties and the mineral economy. This paper analyse these initiatives and the conseqeunces they have created on the ground

Paper long abstract:

Ever since the UN intervened in the conflcit in DR Congo the international community has tried to break the accliamed bonds between the warring parties and the mineral economy. Currently, a new process sponsored by international actors has been implemented in North Kivu. The approach is to reformlaise mines and the mining sector through a bureaucratic-administrative design of tracking minerals from source to plant. This may seem like a most needed initiative, but a closer examiniation of the approach taken and how well it fits with realities on the ground leads to a number of questions. This paper analyse these initiatives and the intended adn unintended results they have created on the ground.