Apple has denied allegations in the past that it has sourced cobalt and other ... Getty Images) Men, women and children have often toiled in toxic conditions in Congo's mines, and according ...

Images of devastation in Goma have begun to shift attention toward the crisis in DR Congo, pushing celebrities to boycott Rwanda.

One displaced woman, Alice Feza ... Rwanda's critics accuse it of using the M23 to loot eastern DR Congo's minerals such as gold, cobalt and tantalum. Human Rights Watch has warned of escalating ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

He told DW that if Kagame was involved in the conflict in the eastern region of Congo and was accessing the mining products from ... that demand for nickel and cobalt will increase 20-fold between ...

Displaced people leave a camp and head for the city of Goma after being shot at, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times A ...

Neighboring Rwanda and Uganda have financial interests in Congolese mines, as well as China and the United States. Most of Congo’s mineral ... s leading producer of cobalt, key to making batteries.

African countries on Tuesday condemned attacks on their diplomatic missions in the capital of the Congo as M23 rebels continued their offensive in Goma. Protesters attacked the French and US ...

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday. Two South African peacekeepers were killed Friday ...

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has made significant territorial gains ...