Gold smuggling funds Islamic State-linked insurgency in eastern Congo, report says

Gold becomes a key funding source for Islamic State-linked insurgents in Congo

Gold mining and smuggling are helping Islamic State-aligned ADF insurgents in eastern Congo finance their operations, generating up to $1.6 million annually from mining sites in one area alone, according to an investigative report.

Gold smuggling funds Islamic State-linked insurgency in eastern Congo, report says

DAKAR, Oct 27 (Reuters) - An Islamic State-aligned insurgency in eastern Congo generates most of its revenue from gold production and smuggling, allowing it to finance its own operations, a report said on Tuesday. The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, ...

Gold smuggling funds ISIS-linked insurgency in Congo, report finds

Congolese artisanal miners among them people internally displaced by the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, work in an open-pit mine, in Mangaredjipa near Beni, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo August 31, 2025 An Islamic State (IS)-linked armed group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is financing much of its insurgency through illegal gold mining and smuggling, reducing its dependen…