Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...

Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones. But some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres of ...

An investigating magistrate has been appointed in Belgium after Democratic Republic of the Congo in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries of using so-called conflict ...

Congo is not letting go of Apple and now, an investigating magistrate in Belgium has been assigned to oversee the case initiated by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in December, involving ...

Government forces have been fighting against M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23 ...

Apple is facing criminal complaints by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accuses the company of illegally using conflict minerals, also known as “blood minerals.” The terms refer ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals ...