US Struggling to De-Risk Congo's 'War Zone Minerals' Even After Pact, Sources Say

The U.S. State Department told Reuters the U.S. remains "deeply concerned" by violence in eastern Congo and is pushing regional partners to reinforce the ceasefire, urging Rwanda to end ⁠M23 ⁠support ...
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U.S. Efforts to Secure Congo's Minerals Face Obstacles Amidst Rivalry with China

The U.S. aims to extract Congo's rich mineral resources from China's influence, but progress is hindered by conflict, contested licenses, and compliance issues. A recent U.S.-Congo minerals pact ...

Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to return

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...
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US Struggles in the Congo: Minerals, Conflict, and Compliance

The U.S. is attempting to reduce its dependence on China's control of Congo's strategic minerals by increasing its presence in the region. However, conflicts, contested mining licenses, and compliance ...
Los Angeles Times

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

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 ...

Exclusive-Congo offers tantalum deposit under M23 control to US in minerals pact, document shows

By Ange Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila KINSHASA/DAKAR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits, ...
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DRC Mining Week returns to Africa's largest copper and cobalt hub, setting the stage for strategic growth

DRC Mining Week, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s longest-running and most influential mining platform, has officially ...
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Congolese women turn to mining for survival after rebel attacks

(Amends media identifier, fixes typo in the lead, adds name of militant group in second paragraph) MANGAREDJIPA, Congo (Reuters) -Maman Soki is among a small group of Congolese women undertaking heavy ...
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Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse ...
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In Congo, US mining company fights for subsoil data held in Belgium museum

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich subsoil has become the focus of a high-stakes dispute that could shape the ...
Los Angeles Times

At least 32 killed in southeastern Congo after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At least 32 miners died Saturday when a bridge collapsed at the Kalando cobalt mine in southeastern Congo.
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Congolese women turn to mining for survival after jihadist attacks

MANGAREDJIPA, Congo (Reuters) -Maman Soki is among a small group of Congolese women undertaking heavy mining work for survival after escaping a deadly attack on her village by Islamic State-alligned ...