FILE PHOTO: A prospector sorts gold particles found at gold mine in Walungu territory of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 10, 2014. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a report on Monday.
Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east of the Central African country, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in its report.
