DAKAR (Reuters) -Rebels occupying Twangiza Mining's gold concession in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have looted at least 500 kilograms of bullion since May, the company told Reuters, ...

Cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are still waiting for government approval to resume exports under a ...

Deforestation is visible near the Muchacha mine in November 2020, near the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Congo. (AP Photo) OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River ...

It also accused the rebels of using Rwandan technicians to extract geological data to resume and expand mining.

Maman Soki is carrying a heavy sack of debris up a muddy slope at this mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. She is one of a small group of Congolese women to turn to mining in order to ...

In a new short video, Mongabay visits the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO site in southwestern Republic of Congo. The ...

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...

Top institutions from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and South Africa are among those entering or expanding their presence in the ...

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A mining ban in troubled eastern Congo is preventing the tin and tantalum industry from meeting tough new U.S. rules against "conflict minerals", ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For ...

At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. The mine is located in South Kivu province, where ...

MANGAREDJIPA, Congo (Reuters) -Maman Soki is among a small group of Congolese women undertaking heavy mining work for survival after escaping a deadly attack on her village by Islamic State-aligned ...