Rwanda has consistently denied allegations of mineral exploitation. The Luwowo coltan mine in the DRC is one of the few certificated by the UN peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) as conflict free.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its prime minister told ...

At the heart of this conflict lies a web of ethnic tensions, political grievances, and economic exploitation, particularly vast mineral wealth of DRC The ... particularly coltan, a key component ...

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

despite the fact that the country has no coltan resources of its own. This rare mineral is extracted from the DRC and illegally exported across the border to Rwanda,” she told Crux. One other ...

Kinshasa, DRC — The Democratic Republic of the Congo ... ARECOMS, established in 2019, oversees the regulation of strategic minerals such as coltan, cobalt, and germanium.

The current task of the M23 army is to seize control of the part of eastern DRC that borders Rwanda and steal the rich mineral reserves of that region: gold, cobalt, and above all coltan ...

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The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a hotspot of conflict, with various groups vying for control over resources such as coltan, tin, tantalum, and gold. Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and ...