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Africa, European Union
EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Deloitte, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith, Squire Patton Boggs - with three months to go before the EU introduces its new conflict minerals regulation, consultants and lawyers are jostling for position to help industry actors comply with the new due diligence requirements. [...]

Published on 30/09/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Clifford Chance
Deloitte
Deutscher Anwaltverein
Dynda Thomas
Elsa Savourey
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kristen Sullivan
Kumi Consulting
Levin Sources
Rebecca Major
RINA
Squire Patton Boggs
Thomas Voland

United States
US plays catch-up with EU on conflict minerals to turn page on Trump era

Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining supply chain transparency.

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United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks during the Virtual CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain at the White House in Washington, on Monday, April 12, 2021. Seated with Biden, clockwise from bottom left, are Daleep Singh, United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, Brian Deese, Director, National Economic Council, and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

Africa, Europe
Rare Earth Advisory surfs the corporate responsibility wave

In existence for barely a year, the ESG consultancy to the mining industry Rare Earth Advisory already boasts several heavyweights of the European finance sector among its clients and has been taking advantage of the increasing pressure from Brussels on European companies to ensure their mining supply chains comply with ethical standards.

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Rwanda
Gemstone traceability: Kigali plays golden boy, thumbs its nose at Kampala

Rwanda has revised its procedures to ensure no conflict minerals come out of the country. It could boost its reputation as a "model" African economy while showing up neighbouring Uganda, with which relations remain strained.

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A bag of tantalum from the Gatumba mine in Rwanda sealed in after being tagged and entered into the blockchain traceability system.

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Mines ministry to set up diamond mining police force to get export embargo lifted

Although diamonds are currently only allowed to be exported from five extraction areas in western CAR because of security problems in the rest of the country, the government in Bangui is working to change this by setting up a dedicated mining industry police force.

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Clifford Chance
Deloitte
Deutscher Anwaltverein
Dynda Thomas
Elsa Savourey
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kristen Sullivan
Kumi Consulting
Levin Sources
Rebecca Major
RINA
Squire Patton Boggs
Thomas Voland

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