OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo--For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly ... It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds. The original boundaries of the reserve ...

It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds. Despite being a protected ... according to government records. Congo's mining registry said the map they’re using came from files ...

DR Congo is home to copper, cobalt, zinc, uranium, diamonds, tantalum ... region and they are reportedly fighting for control of mining areas. More than 700 people have been killed in fighting ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural treasures beneath their feet," said The Times. The region boasts a "dizzying array" of riches, ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced over 2 million tonnes of refined copper in 2023, according to the International Copper Study Group. This figure is expected to grow with the ...

The global rush for copper has triggered a wave of M&A activity among the major miners, but the Congo mines have been far less profitable than Glencore’s (OTCPK:GLCNF) (OTCPK:GLNCY) other copper ...

(Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images) Men, women and children have often toiled in toxic conditions in Congo's mines, and according to UN experts, the rebels doubled the wages of diggers to convince ...

A lightning advance in Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion’s illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in illicit trade in ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

According to a local civil society organization, the M23 has already distributed materials to resume mining operations at these sites. The latest UN report on Congo said there are currently around ...