The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries facing a humanitarian crisis. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reported that it’s not only experiencing one of ...

Children in Congo literally died for this phone,SZA states in a screenshot of her comment that is circulating online ...

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn't doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it is ...

Electric vehicle batteries depend heavily on elements like cobalt. Mining cobalt, however, can come at huge environmental and human costs. In a recent investigation for Mongabay, journalist Didier ...

SZA or Solána Imani Rowe, on an Instagram post about users wondering if the new iPhone 17 Pro Max is worth commented that the ...

Katanga, Patricia Kayombo, 17 adjusts a wrench on a car engine, her blue overalls contrasting sharply with the muddy clothes she once wore when she spent her days deep in the chocking dust of ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. KINSHASA: Cobalt used in batteries for phones, laptops and electric vehicles could come ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, industrial and artisanal mining of cobalt and copper, essential for battery-powered technologies, poses risks to the reproductive health of women, preliminary ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, lawyers for the ...

This paper critically assesses the legality of Decision No. 001/ARECOMS/2025, which imposed a temporary suspension on cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Adopted in a context ...