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The moral cost of rechargeable batteries
That’s because all those items rely on cobalt as a key component for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that make them ...
Three children killed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN human-rights office says
Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu as troops fall back in the face ...
UN condemns 'summary execution' of children by M23 rebels in Congo as 'total chaos' grips country
Government troops clashed with their allied militias as they attempted to retreat from a key city, as a major rebel group ...
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
Middlemen and local militias steal billions from the Democratic Republic of Congo ... to overall mining production each year. Ojewale stresses that both the DRC and cobalt-importing nations ...
UN Warns About Escalating Conflict In DR Congo As Rebels Seize Mining Center
Violence escalated when the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement rebels seized control of Goma, a key mining city in eastern ...