Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...
A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries for electric ...
Reuters10d
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
M23 insurgent group entered eastern Congo's largest city this week Rebels long funded by illicit minerals trade Congo top tantalum, cobalt producer; home to big coltan, gold deposits Jan 28 ...
The Associated Press on MSN13d
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. UN troops deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...
CNN9d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...