Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
Commons · Question 37993 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Congolese counterpart on illegal mining activities by armed groups in North Kivu.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 25 Mar 2025
The UK is deeply alarmed by the events unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We also condemn the recent offensives by the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Rwanda Defence Force, including the capture of Goma and Bukavu, as an unaccept...