Browsing: Minerals

Some have tried to justify the Western-backed, three-decade-long proxy mineral war in the Congo, claiming it is an ethnic war. They say the Rwanda- and Uganda-backed…

Central to the escalating war in DRC is the country’s vast mineral wealth – valued at an astonishing $24 trillion. A significant share of Congolese minerals…

Some progress in the fight to hold Apple to account over its alleged use of DRC conflict minerals – a magistrate’s been appointed to look into…

We all know Africa is essentially being plundered though exploitative mineral-extraction deals. But what would you think if you learned that not only are non-Africans reaping…

Could the West’s greed for electronics, advanced tech and profits be contributing to the genocide in Congo? A bold question, but one that needs to be…

On 20 October, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the eastern Congolese town of Kalembe after battles that pushed out the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s…