Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan, all dug manually by impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per day. The ...

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry ...

FF, CDMC, East Rise and Star Dragon over conflict coltan in eastern Congo on 12 August 2025. • CDMC is accused of buying minerals extracted under armed control and selling them to Hong Kong traders ...

The Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it ...

The Congolese army on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 militia of launching “multiple attacks” on its positions in the ...

The US has announced sanctions targeting a Congolese militia group, a mining company, and two Hong Kong-based exporters over ...

The United States has imposed tough new sanctions on a Congolese militia group, a local mining company, and two exporters in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern region has seen a resurgence of tensions after the Congolese army accused the M23 rebel group on Tuesday of carrying out several attacks despite ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in ...

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese ...

Congo's army on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels of carrying out multiple attacks in eastern Congo which it said violated ...