Dozens of multinational corporations, including Barclays Bank, De Beers and Anglo American, have been accused of plundering the Democratic Republic of Congo’s wealth, this according to a scathing U.N. report. An independent panel of experts reported to the U.N. Security Council that 85 multinational companies, based in Europe, the U.S. and South Africa, had violated ethical guidelines in dealing with criminal networks which have pillaged gold, diamonds, cobalt and copper from the war-torn Central African country.