A rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could push the domino that sends the tin market running hot.

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, ...

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 ...

In a stunning blow to cease-fire hopes, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the mineral-rich town of Walikale in the ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 has said it is committed to a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite its capture ...

Residents and officials worry illegal miners in the Munduruku Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s Amazon will simply return or ...

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 ...

The seizure of the town of around 60,000 people marks the farthest west the anti-government group has advanced into the DRC's ...

At the invitation of the Rwanda Mines Board, France24 correspondent Juliette Montilly head to a cassiterite mine on the outskirts of the Rwandese capital, Kigali. Rwanda's goal is to publicise its ...