Initiative

Challenging Corruption (IMPACT)

An IMPACT project launched in Kolwezi in December 2023 to make informal payments in the artisanal cobalt supply chain more visible and to support civil society in monitoring corruption.

Connections

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Implementers

  • IMPACTNGO / civil society

    • Implements · Reported · Evidence as of 2023-12-06

      IMPACT launched and implements the Challenging Corruption project in Kolwezi.

      1 publisher, one of the companies involved

      1 source
      1. Project to address corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal cobalt ↗

        IMPACT · Published 2023-12-06 · Checked 2026-09-24

        informal payments which have no legal basis, such as $10,500 USD charged by SAEMAPE for technical advice on installations in the mine site.

        Launch post of 6 December 2023 (partners; the technical notes).

Sources

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1 source

IMPACT

  1. Project to address corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal cobalt ↗

    Published 2023-12-06 · Checked 2026-09-24

    informal payments which have no legal basis, such as $10,500 USD charged by SAEMAPE for technical advice on installations in the mine site.

    Launch post of 6 December 2023 (partners; the technical notes).