The country’s president offered a secret deal that would give the U.S. access to key minerals in return for a security pact ...

Tantalum, extracted from coltan, and cobalt are critical components ... administration to end the conflict and stop the flow of blood minerals via Rwanda,” the Tshisekedi spokeswoman said.

The paradox is that the blood of the Congolese people ends up flowing into the veins of the occupiers to save their lives. The Christian Churches’ Social Pact for Peace. In this desperate and ...

Her book, In Praise of Blood, won the Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant ... Tantalum, derived from the ore coltan, is heat resistant, stores energy and is essential for defense applications, ...

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting ...

The offer is also extended to Europeans and to all parties involved in sourcing smuggled, blood-stained raw materials from Rwanda ... copper, cobalt and coltan — essential for manufacturing high-tech ...