Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and ...

The United States is in discussions to invest billions of dollars in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo and is ...

Life Peace’s Country Director for Congo, based in Bukavu. Rubaya produces 1,000 tonnes of coltan annually—half the DRC’s output. Other areas of M23 control are rich in cobalt and lithium, which are ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured ... with bullets hitting some of our facilities and vehicles” on Wednesday. Two huge explosions also occurred near ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, battles are taking place for territory and rare earth minerals such as cobalt. Donald Trump is about to enter the race.

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the proposed Ukraine-US mineral deal - the resource-rich DR Congo is hoping to ...

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters on in Bukavu on 16 February 2025. M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on 14 February 2025 ...

Congo’s M23 insurgency erupted because of the failure ... After Rwandan forces entered Goma, they found huge armories with tanks, armored vehicles, rockets, and other ammunition stockpiled ...

Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ...

The metal tantalum, used in cars and everyday electronics ... A UN expert group said in December 2024 that the M23 had smuggled coltan to Rwanda from DR Congo. It also noted that Rwanda's coltan ...

The M23 rebels’ advances and capture of Congolese border territory have put Uganda’s exports in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a fix ... motor vehicle spare parts, and plastics.