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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
By John Cannon The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has ...
Mining Weekly21h
Infrastructure challenges undermine DRC’s mining potential
Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.
The Africa Report8d
DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
The ongoing conflict in the eastern DRC is being fueled by its mineral ... It’s a complex situation with the artisanal and small mining activities. Mongabay: So the actors who are involved ...
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...
namibianminingnews8d
Major Player Pledges to Boost Local Procurement in DRC
At this juncture, Savic made a commitment to strengthen ERG’s local procurement strategy in the DRC. She ended, “I am proud ...
Independent Online5d
‘Ramaphosa’s family has mining interests in the DRC’
“Radebe's brother-in-law Patrice Motsepe presides over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and is one of Africa's billionaires in mining. Your zeal in fighting M23 is not for DRC’s ...