M23 fighters seize key DR Congo town despite ceasefire bid
The seizure of the town of around 60,000 people late on Wednesday marks the farthest west the anti-government group has ...
Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence
The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...
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DR Congo crisis: Canadian firm with world’s largest tin mine suspends operations
Alphamin Resources Corp., a Canadian company running the largest cassiterite mine in the world in the eastern DR Congo, has temporarily suspended operations at its Bisie mine in Walikale territory of ...
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Rwanda’s mining tour amidst accusations of exploiting DRC’s minerals
In the face of accusations of illegal exploitation in the DRC, Rwanda is organising a visit to its mines. At the invitation of the Rwanda Mines Board, France24 correspondent Juliette Montilly head to ...
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Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory
Around 20,000 illegal garimpeiros, as illegal miners are known in Brazil, invaded the land searching for gold and cassiterite, causing a severe humanitarian and ecological crisis. The Yanomami ...