Warlords soldiers and child laborers all toil over a mineral youve never even heard ... also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990 ...
or Congo for short, is the king of cobalt. Last year, it accounted for about three-quarters of global production, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This cobalt can come at a high human ...
Bitakuya Buhesha found his house destroyed ... Global interest in eastern Congo’s minerals is one reason the violence is so difficult to be contained, experts said. Congo is the world’s ...
Eastern Congo boasts vast deposits of minerals such as coltan, cobalt, gold, and tin, which are essential for global technology and manufacturing industries. These glittering resources have become ...
"If the M23 wants to occupy this area at all costs, it is only to create an opportunity to mine minerals so that it can finance its military operations." Rubaya, in eastern Congo, is an important ...