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Rwandan authorities on Friday accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of making "baseless allegations" against Apple after Kinshasa accused the technology giant of using minerals smuggled from the country's volatile east in its products.
The DRC's lawyers on Thursday accused Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled from the east into neighbouring Rwanda, where they are laundered and "integrated into the global supply chain".
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