"Uganda: Why Can't Uganda Simply Stamp Out Blood Minerals?" 18 Feb 2015

...About two weeks ago, the United Nations Security Council wrote...[a] script on the DRC, where it touched widely on the trade in conflict minerals and Kampala's role in it...The report pointed to Uganda as a key transit point for smuggled gold - gold that originates from areas controlled by rebel groups that are said to commit all sorts of crimes...[R]ebel groups in the eastern part of DR Congo...take control of critical mining areas...To finance their operations, some of their commanders either participate in the dealing of gold or allow other business people to operate in the area in exchange for money. The gold is then smuggled into Uganda, where it falls into the hands of at least two companies...