Mongabay on MSN1d
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...
ThePrint on MSN3dOpinion
Resource-rich Congo is the first battle in New Cold War. India can’t miss out on cobalt
For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...
The New Times on MSN1d
Kagame publicist calls out Belgium's hypocrisy in DR Congo crisis
President Paul Kagame’s Press Secretary, Stéphanie Nyombayire, has called out Belgium’s hypocrisy in accusing Rwanda of mineral exploitation in DR Congo, despite the European country’s colonial ...
Sky12d
EU facing pressure to drop Rwanda mineral deal over DRC involvement - but fears China could step in
Belgian members of the European Parliament are pressuring the European Union (EU) to suspend a controversial mineral resources deal with Rwanda after the deadly capture of the provincial capital ...
What is happening in the DRC? | Explained
With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
The Star4d
Investigating magistrate appointed in Belgium in Congo conflict minerals case
"I can confirm that the Belgian investigating judge has been ... Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones.