In the Republic of Congo’s Sangha region, the expansion of mining activities within conservation areas undermines the ...

President Felix Tshisekedi urged direct trade and didn't rule out a minerals deal if tied to ending the nation's conflict.

Conflicts in the DRC could impact the global supply of tantalum, a key mineral used in capacitors for electronics.

The Central African Copper Bonanza by Timo Särkkä analyses the Western colonial origins of the mining industry and its post-colonial legacies in the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...

India is exploring mining of critical minerals in Zambia, Congo and Australia, Mines Secretary VL Kantha Rao said on Thursday ...

Congo produces about three-quarters of the world supply of cobalt which has soared in recent years. China’s CMOC Group ramped up output at two large mines in the country causing supply to outpace ...

Glencore Plc, which operates a pair of mines in Congo, was the biggest miner of the metal for years until it was overtaken by CMOC in 2023. The Chinese company’s output tripled that of the Swiss ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance ...

BAMEGOARD, Republic of Congo — In the Republic of Congo ... has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits within the same region. This surge in mining permits ...