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 ...
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Rome Resources plays down M23 threat on tin project
The M23 ceasefire in the DRC will hopefully return eyes to Rome Kalayi tin prospect located in North Kivu, chief executive Paul Barrett said. Speaking to Mining Journal on the sidelines of the ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
By Ashoka Mukpo On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking ...
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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.
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DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...
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Tin Ore Supply Side Disturbances Persist, Spot Market Transactions Gradually Recover [SMM Tin Morning Meeting Summary]
Disruptions in Tin Ore Supply Persist, Spot Market Transactions Gradually Recover] Last week, the tin market overall exhibited strong futures performance and relatively weak spot market activity, ...
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M23 rebels seize key DR Congo city as AU summit warns of regional war risk
The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group announced that its fighters had entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As the conflict ...
Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war
M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...
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Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma
Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...
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Rome Resources play down M23 threat on tin project
The M23 ceasefire in the DRC will hopefully return eyes to Rome Kalayi tin prospect located in North Kivu, chief executive Paul Barrett said. Speaking to Mining Journal on the sidelines of the ...