In the DRC, there is artisanal mining of coltan. 50 million people are estimated to be directly involved in artisanal mining around the world. For many people, this is a more lucrative means of making ...

"China reiterates its hope that Rwanda will… stop its military support for M23 and immediately withdraw all its military forces from the DRC territory ... containing mines for coltan ore ...

"China reiterates its hope that Rwanda will… stop its military support for M23 and immediately withdraw all its military forces from the DRC territory," China's ... The M23 has also seized territory ...

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

(DR Congo has 60% of the world’s coltan). The government is 1,600 km away, and most of the mineral wealth is stolen. The other reason is that just across the DRC’s eastern border is Rwanda ...

(DR Congo has 60% of the world's coltan). The government is 1,600km away, and most of the mineral wealth is stolen. The other reason is that just across the DRC's eastern border is Rwanda ...

It is the latest escalation in an area that has long been victim of a patchwork of armed actors scrambling for dominance over the region's vast resources of coltan ... with the DRC's consent ...

set up shadow administrations in key areas it has conquered in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The rebels are closer to taking full control of the region’s minerals, especially its ...

The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a focal point of conflict, with various armed groups vying for control over resources such as coltan, tin, tantalum, and gold. According to the United Nations ...