In the context of supporting the peace processes and initiatives in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), IOM brought together key stakeholders in the mining sector in Kalemie (Tanganyika province) and Kindu (Maniema province) to update the mapping of mining areas affected by armed conflicts. 

The initiative carried out in September 2024 aimed to update data related to the root causes of conflicts around mining sites, creating a problem tree to understand the dynamics and propose solutions and pathways to peace. Led by experts from the technical secretariat for monitoring the peace process roadmap, these two-day workshops per zone brought together a total of 48 state (provincial ministries and provincial divisions) and para-state actors working in mining traceability, mining companies and processing entities, civil society, and local media. 

The discussions focused on the causes of armed group activism in and around mining sites. These efforts resulted in a summary mapping of conflict-prone mining sites, detailing their nature, the main actors involved, their operational modes within the chain, and the final beneficiaries. In response to the armed groups' activities near mining sites, participants suggested operationalizing Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) in Maniema and Tanganyika provinces, and implementing mineral traceability initiatives, especially for gold. 

These efforts were organized to support the resolutions from the reform of the management of the mining sector initiated by Congolese authorities, as a response to the mining sector due to the inseparable links between illicit mining, resource trafficking, and the financing of terrorism.