Inflation adjusted cobalt prices are the lowest in 100 years after a deluge of new supply. Stagnating demand from EVs only ...

Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) vast mineral resources, essential for global industries, are central to the ...

Conflict minerals include the likes of tantalum, which features in electronics across the world, and it's going to be ...

The theme of the February 2025 Mining Indaba, Futureproofing Mining Today, underscores the urgency of aligning policy, ...

Coltan mining in the DRC has also been linked to "large-scale ... "The bottom of the supply chain, where almost all the world's cobalt is coming from, is a horror show," one expert at Harvard's ...

Over six decades after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained independence, its eastern provinces continue to face violence, exploitation, and geopolitical manipulation. The rise of the M23 ...

The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...

In a media briefing on Tuesday, Mbalula dismissed the claims, saying that although South African business people are in the ...