Brussels, January 24 (RHC)-- Belgium appointed a judge this week to investigate a criminal complaint brought last month by the DRC against Apple in France and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using conflict minerals in their supply chains.
Over 200 armed groups, including the Rwanda-backed M23, have been engaged in a protracted violent conflict for control over mines where minerals including tin, tungsten and tantalum are extracted.
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