The crown jewel in the M23's territorial expansion is the DRC's largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800 000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

The crown jewel in the M23’s expansion is the DRC’s largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800,000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral from ...

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.

The rebel M23 armed group has seized territory in areas rich in gold and coltan, an important mineral ... the Africa Business Council proposed: Access to DRC’s mines for US defence and ...

Today, illegal mining and smuggling from the DRC’s mines – which provide 70 percent of the global supply of coltan and cobalt that powers electronics – have largely continued, as have deaths ...

For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...