Africa’s Critical Minerals At a Critical Juncture

By the Africa Center for Strategic Studies May 20, 2025 To benefit from the latest surge in global demand for … More

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech amid struggles

Congo-Kinshasa: EU Companies Fueling Minerals Smuggling in DRC

RONALD MUSOKE April 28, 2025 In The Magazine, NEWS ANALYSIS Leave a comment ‘Coltan moves from DR Congo to EU via Rwanda’ ANALYSIS | RONALD … More

Rebel group M23 hits mining jackpot in DRC, generating $800 000 per month

12th March 2025 A M23 soldier stands at the Coltan mining pits in Rubaya. (Camille Laffont/AFP) Mine shafts snake under … More

DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing

in depth This article is part of the dossier: The conflict in eastern DRC By Marie Toulemonde Posted on February 6, … More

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Case Against Apple Brings New Hope in Conflict Minerals Crisis

3 January 2025 Radio France Internationale By Melissa Chemam As the DRC brings an unprecedented case against Apple, and the … More

Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC’s Historic Case Against Apple Over Blood Minerals in Its Supply Chain

30 December 2024 People’s Dispatch (Johannesburg) By Pavan Kulkarni The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of … More

Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining operations

Published: October 24, 2024 3.19pm SAST Ken Matthysen, IPIS, Peer Schouten, Danish Institute for International Studies The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is … More

Residents worry as DRC rebels frantically exploit coltan mine

May 17, 2024 7:07 AM GOMA, DR CONGO — Reputed to be the coltan capital of the world, the mining … More

Kenya: Government Eyes Billions As The Historic Coltan Mineral Find Excites The Mining Sector

KNA3 January 31, 2024 Counties, Editor’s Pick, Manufacturing, Nairobi Published on madaraka.online on 27th April 2024 The narrow winding rut cuts through the dense bush … More