Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city.

Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the Democratic ...

Francis has frequently decried child labor, especially during his foreign trips. During his 2023 visit to Congo, he denounced how foreign powers and mining interests used children to extract Congo’s ...

Apple is facing criminal complaints by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accuses the company of illegally using ...

Eastern DR Congo has abundant reserves of gold ... militias and terrorist groups and have contributed to forced child labour and environmental devastation," they said. Reports the airport has ...

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. The gold and money was hidden under the seats of ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), various armed groups ... including ones with militia involvement or that use child labour, enter the ITSCI supply chain and are exported, evidence ...

Apple is now the subject of a criminal probe that it knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the Democratic Republic of Congo ...