"… urder and mayhem of UNITA in Angola, the RUF in Sierra Leone and groups in Congo would not have been as terrible without Bout’s operations,” Peter Hain …"

"… use so-called “conflict minerals” such as gold or wolframite from the Congo, where mines are controlled by rebel groups in a long-running and bloody c …"

"… e United States. He acted as middle man for an arms trade between Iran and Congo-Brazzaville until 1997, providing Brazzaville with $61.4 million worth of …"

"… ted, in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Congo-Brazzaville, Rwanda, Sier …"

"… c, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Congo-Brazzaville, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland and Ugan …"

"… r and mayhem of UNITA in Angola, the RUF in Sierra Leone and groups in the Congo would not have been as terrible without Bout’s operations,” Hain told …"

"… with a crew from Switzerland and registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was “partially financed by Afghan generals,” the Belgian intelligence …"

"… e companies to “disclose the use of so called conflict minerals from the Congo in the products they make or distribute.”Donohue’s missive also noted …"

"… pean factories, have found their way to Angola, Sudan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Congo-Brazzaville, Sri Lanka, Burundi and Afghanistan – conflicts in which up …"

"… ion and buying system and imported a workforce from neighboring Zaire (now Congo). He also recruited a network of Belgian and South African diamond dealers …"

"… re anxious to prolong a war than to win it."The Democratic Republic of the Congo went back to war in 1998 over political differences between President Laur …"

"… ooted the country's resources. War brought no one closer to developing the Congo. It could only support a plunder economy, the most basic of mining operati …"

"… its investments in the oil industries of neighbors such as Cape Verde and Congo, and the inauguration of a "Houston Express" plane shuttle from Houston to …"

"… of which Sonangol owns a 40-percent stake, and a $60,000 deposit from the Congolese national oil company, in which Sonangol also invests.Yet aside from th …"

"… to African leaders. The beneficiaries included heads of state from Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Nigeria and Angola.Signature bonuses are lump sums …"

"… monds from other African countries, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been identified by people familiar with such stones. One dealer rece …"

"… , particularly in Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But it was not until 1998, when the United Nations first began investigat …"

"… aler is connected to a web of influential Lebanese families working in the Congo and West Africa that includes Imad Bakri. Bakri was identified in a 2000 U …"

"… ng stones from official government mines in African countries, such as the Congo. Unless such operations can guarantee that no diamonds from rebel areas le …"

"… s in war-ravaged countries like Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "I move with cash. I can buy the president a Mercedes 600. How can a norm …"

"… of the former British prime minister, over potential business deals in the Congo, and had dined with Dame Margaret herself, at Johannesburg's plush Westcli …"

"… my mind on the money they always brought with them from America."On to the CongoEver since King Leopold of Belgium colonized the Congo in the 19th century, …"

"… m America."On to the CongoEver since King Leopold of Belgium colonized the Congo in the 19th century, the vast swath of land at the heart of the African co …"

"… ed documents related to the authorization of exports of weapons to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Sofremi, …"

"… to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Sofremi, Brenco International and ZTS Osos between 1999 and 2000. Six d …"

"… evdan, another private military company that was training the president of Congo-Brazzaville's private militias under a $50 million contract. The Israelis …"

"… hrin, who had trained the pro-Israeli militia in Southern Lebanon. But the Congo-Brazzaville deal, which also involved a trade for oil concessions, was con …"