Goma’s takeover by the M23 rebels represents more than a typical political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo because it holds deep personal significance for me. The fall of ...

For years, the world has debated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s minerals—who gets them, who profits, and who bears ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the largest producer of cobalt globally, has halted all exports of the key battery ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s number one cobalt producer, has banned all exportation of the metal for a ...

Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...

The DRC, the world’s largest producer of cobalt, has announced a four-month suspension of all cobalt exports as part of sweeping regulatory reform in the sector. The decision was taken by the Autorité ...

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Cobalt exports have been suspended from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for four months from February 22, in response to low prices. The export ban covers all cobalt, including both ...

Around 70 bodies, including those of women, children and elderly people, were discovered on Feb. 15 in a church building in ...

Perishable Peace Dividends finds that road rehabilitation temporarily reduces violence in the DRC by 5-10%, but conflict ...

Kokoko! make incandescent get-down music from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city ...

Cobalt spot prices were lower for the month and reached a multi-decade low. Click here for more information on the Cobalt ...