Within the framework of the STAREC, the governmental strategy for stabilisation of zones coming out armed conflict) and the ISSSS (international support strategy to the STAREC) 5 trading centres have been constructed in North and South Kivu. These centres aim to reduce the possibilities of illegal funding of armed groups (thus contributing to the stabilisation), to ensure a better certification and traceability of the minerals (also related to the American Franc-Dodd law) to increase the revenues of the state en to reinforce the state authority, especially of the ministry of mining. The trading centres are buildings where sellers and buyers/exporters of minerals meet, under the supervision of state...
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