At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The ...

The nation is a major supplier of coltan - dug out by hand - which contains a key component for smartphones, computers and ...

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern DRC, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, ...

A year since the M23’s lightning offensive led to the fall of North Kivu’s capital, residents struggle to make a living.

The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - The leader of a Congolese rebel coalition that includes Rwanda-backed M23 said a deal between Kinshasa and ...

Several mines collapsed in region that produces 15% of world’s supply of rare metal that is key for production of smartphones, computers and aircraft engines ...

In a statement, the Central African nation's armed forces accused the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), or Congo River Alliance, ...

Over 200 people were reportedly killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

DRC Gold Trading is setting up supply-chain monitoring systems throughout the country to cut the links to armed groups.

Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world’s coltan.

Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones ...