Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

China's embassy in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo has been warning Chinese citizens and firms not to venture ...

Belgium appointed a judge this week to investigate a criminal complaint brought last month by the DRC against Apple in France ...

Belgian investigative magistrate to oversee probe into allegations that Apple sources conflict minerals from the DRC. Read ...

It focuses on producing essential metals like lithium, tin, tungsten, tantalum, and copper, which are crucial for the green energy transition, facilitating technologies such as electric vehicles ...

Apple is now the subject of a criminal probe that it knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Apple is facing criminal complaints by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accuses the company of illegally using ...

Tin, tungsten, and tantalum are critical for electronics, automotive and aerospace industries. Since then, the M23 has been generating USD 300,000 in monthly revenue from Rubaya's coltan mines ...

Coltan is considered a conflict mineral alongside Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum and Gold. They are so-called because their exploitation and trade contribute to human rights violations in the country of ...