India is increasing its presence in Africa's mining sector, particularly for copper and cobalt, challenging China's dominance ...

An abrupt announcement rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected international ...

Rio Tinto has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium ...

The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...

Rio Tinto has held talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo about developing one of the world's biggest hard rock lithium ...

In Zambia's Kabwe region, up to 200,000 people face devastating health consequences from decades of lead pollution, with 95% ...

Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of ...

China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom Rows of dead batteries stretch across some 30 acres of ...

In Congo, unlike Ukraine, a potential American security commitment would carry no risk of direct military confrontation with ...