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

“Conflict minerals is a term given by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold sourced from so-called conflict-affected and high-risk ...

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

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

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

Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as residents slowly emerged from ...

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 ...