Conflicts in the DRC could impact the global supply of tantalum, a key mineral used in capacitors for electronics.

Entreprise Generale du Cobalt, or EGC, is now the only entity allowed to export so-called artisanal cobalt, according to new ...

In the Republic of Congo’s Sangha region, the expansion of mining activities within conservation areas undermines the ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an aggressive strategy to dominate the global cobalt market, establishing a state-controlled export monopoly that could reshape the battery metals ...

The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits in the Sangha region, despite the area being officially designated for a ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...

Congo is the world's top producer of tantalum ... and mobile phones - is also under threat. "Lumbishi and its gold mines are likely to prove a significant source of revenue for M23, in part ...

Congo produces about three-quarters of the world supply of cobalt which has soared in recent years. China’s CMOC Group ramped up output at two large mines in the country causing supply to outpace ...

BAMEGOARD, Republic of Congo — In the Republic of Congo ... has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits within the same region. This surge in mining permits ...