How a well-intentioned U.S. law left Congolese miners jobless

A Congolese miner works in a tin mine near the village of Nzibira in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Critics say the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act has played a role in mine closures and low mineral prices, depriving millions of Congolese miners and their families of an adequate living. (Sudarsan Raghavan/The Washington Post)

By Sudarsan Raghavan November 30 at 8:22 PM

LUNTUKULU, Congo — When his father could no longer make enough money from the tin mine, when he could no longer pay for school, Bienfait Kabesha ran off and joined a militia. It offered the promise of loot and food, and soon he was firing an old rifle on the front lines of Africa’s deadliest conflict. He was 14.
How a Well-Intentioned U.S. Law Left Congolese Miners Jobless by Thavam Ratna