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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Sawyer: Access to Minerals Fuelling Eastern DRC Conflict
The city of Bukavu has reopened after bracing for a potential attack by M23 rebels, who have already captured the city of Goma. At least 3000 people have died in the violence. Ida Sawyer, Director of ...
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From Suriname, Bosnia to Uganda: Why Kampala is now the world’s gold laundering capital
If you asked Ugandans, “What is Suriname?” most would likely give incorrect answers. Suriname is a country. Located some ...
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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.
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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 ...
‘Treasure’ of Congo, which has sparked bloody conflicts, metal behind reason for war is…, it is used for…
Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced late on Monday that they will pause their ...
The Africa Report6d
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 ...
Namibian Mining News6d
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 ...