Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said ...

River water near some of Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest copper and cobalt mines is toxic and may be causing widespread health problems.

Artisanal cobalt mining swallowing city in Democratic Republic of the Congo, satellite imagery shows Much of the world's cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider regional war.

CMOC’s Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports, logistics companies were told in a notice seen by Reuters late on Saturday, complying with demands by a court-appointed ...

Companies that have cobalt in their supply chains do not want to admit that ASM cobalt is present but it is a business reality and companies must focus their attention on formalizing these ...

The tech giants were found not liable for forced labor in Congo's cobalt mines. LONDON -- A U.S. court has absolved five of America's biggest tech companies in a case over their alleged support of ...

In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing.

In September, a report from Amnesty International found multinational companies mining for copper and cobalt in DR Congo had forcefully evicted entire communities.

Human rights activist Siddharth Kara shares the connection between cobalt, lithium-ion batteries, major companies like Apple, Tesla and Microsoft and human rights abuses.

Cobalt is a metal that produces a blue pigment. It's essential for making many of the batteries powering phones, computers, and electric vehicles, but mining it is linked to human rights abuses.

Story by Hannah Collymore • 21m Congo has extended its ban on the export of cobalt, a key material in making electric vehicle batteries, for another three months.