<ul><li>Criminal complaints have been filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium over the use of conflict minerals.</li><li>The Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum, and tungsten minerals used in computers and mobile phones, some of which are sourced from mines run by armed groups involved in crimes.</li><li>Apple states that it audits suppliers and funds initiatives to improve mineral traceability but lawyers representing Congo argue that the company uses minerals pillaged from Congo.</li><li>The lawyers claim that Apple's involvement in international supply chains makes the company complicit in the crimes taking place in Congo.</li></ul>

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in France and Belgium over conflict minerals

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