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DRC: The UN denounces active crime gangs in the country
In a report made public, the UN has stated that active armed groups in eastern Congo, including the Congolese army, have managed to circumvent the international programs to develop networks that exploit the country’s mineral resources, and that these groups might even look to sell uranium.
The report states that these groups remain active despite the efforts to disarm illegal militias and restructure the disorganized and undisciplined Army. The report states that a criminal gang has even been formed within the Army. The survey cited several examples of activists illegally exploiting minerals and natural resources of the country, seizing land, recruiting child soldiers and poaching of endangered animals. The report says that the Hutu rebels led by Rwanda had tried in 2008 to sell six containers of what they claimed to be non-enriched uranium, but dropped out after one year, after failing to find lessee. The Security Council has renewed the UN embargo on weapons, except for the Congolese government, and stated that the eastern part of Congo is still wracked by violence since the 1994 Rwandan genocide spilled over into its territory.