Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alain Libondo (17) left, and Nsinku Zihindula (25), hammering at solid rock to find cassiterite and coltan at Szibira, South Kivu.

, REUTERS -Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighboring Congo, helping fund an insurgency in that vast African country, according to a ...

Global Witness has alleged that more than 2,000 tonnes of conflict coltan smuggled from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered global supply chains via Rwanda, potentially reaching ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the ...

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...

Devonta Plummer, 20, pleaded guilty on June 9, 2026, to multiple charges stemming from a double shooting that occurred on the city’s west side in December. Read full article: Morning 4: More than 20K ...

Investigation alleges smuggled minerals tied to the M23 armed group are reaching major technology and automotive brands.

Offshore diamond prospecting threatens a fishing community in South Africa, while un-checked mining for the precious stones on land is silting up rivers in Zimbabwe. In Nigeria, serial polluter Shell ...

RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing ...