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Wall Street watchdog SEC can't end violence in Congo

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imageThe conflict mineral provision has hurt the victims of the violence more than the perpetrators.Reuters

A civil war has raged in the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than 15 years, resulting in the deaths of millions and displacing millions more.

Fueling the violence has been the illicit sale of minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold,...

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