DRC: Charcoal profits fuel war in east

"All the armed groups, including the FDLR [Forces démocratiques pour la liberation du Rwanda], and some individuals in the army are implicated in the traffic of makala [charcoal]," said Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park.

"Illegal trade in makala generates sale of up to US$30 million per year. A large proportion of this money goes to the armed groups," said De Merode.

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