they are operating illegally due to a lack of compliance with current Congolese mining codes." Looking at what is happening on the ground in Africa right now, especially in the eastern region of the ...
On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking chapter in a ...
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast ... Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position ...
The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...