The fight for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red author, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo for key ...
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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.
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Glencore held talks over sale of multibillion-dollar Congo copper mines - FT
Glencore said it rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of last year.
Humanitarian Catastrophe Looms in East Congo as Rebels Push South, Official Says
The fall of Goma and the M23's advance since is the latest in a series of Tutsi-led rebellions that emerged in Congo's east ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.
Fighting in Eastern Congo Reignites
After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...
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Infrastructure challenges undermine DRC’s mining potential
Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...
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Resource-rich Congo is the first battle in New Cold War. India can’t miss out on cobalt
For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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Why Arsenal fans need to know about the horrors in DR Congo
The FDLR’s existence has been one of the primary factors in Rwanda’s long-standing influence in DR Congo. Yet current ...
DRC: History is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
LUBUMBASHI is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...