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DRC mining gathers momentum but sustainable solutions urgent
Following rapid development in recent years, the momentum of mining growth in the Democratic Republic…
The DRC’s Minister of Industry and Small and SMEs to Promote Critical Mineral Prospects at Critical Minerals Africa (CMA)
Multilateral development finance institution the African Development Bank announced a $7 million trade finance guarantee…
Rampant cobalt smuggling and corruption deny billions to DRC
The country’s extractive reform strategy doesn’t address the impact of illegal cobalt mining on people,…
Residents worry as DRC rebels frantically exploit coltan mine
Democratic Republic of the Congo Reputed to be the coltan capital of the world, the…
Tsholotsho RDC to regularise mining company
In an interview recently, Tsholotsho RDC chairperson Rophas Ndlovu told Southern Eye that there was…
In Congo, Peace Means a Halt to ‘Brutal, Illegal Mining’
Pétronille Vaweka, a Congolese grandmother, has mediated local peace accords in her homeland’s wars. But…
Uncertainties Remain With Renegotiated Chinese Mining Deal in DRC
FILE - A copper and cobalt mine run by Sicomines is seen in Kolwezi, Democratic…
Congo and China talking $7 billion in finance, Tshisekedi says
Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Image by the International Institute of Tropical…
Rights Groups: Mining in the DRC Threatens Human Rights
Rights groups say mining cobalt and copper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known…