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The DRC's lawyers have sent Apple a formal cease and desist notice seen by AFP, effectively warning the tech giant it could face legal action if the alleged practice continues.
Apple is accused by the DR Congo's Paris-based solicitors of buying minerals that are trafficked into neighbouring Rwanda, where they are processed and then "integrated into the global supply chain."
Sexual violence, armed attacks and widespread corruption at sites of "illegally exploited" minerals among claims.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused Apple of using minerals obtained via illegal means from the eastern region of the country.
The Democratic Republic of Congo charged tech giant Apple of illegally exploiting minerals extracted from the nation's embattled east. Apple allegedly bought minerals-- tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold--smuggled to neighbouring Rwanda and integrated these minerals into its global supply chain.