Coltan is refined into tantalum, which is then used to manufacture smartphones and other electronic devices Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining ...

Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in what lawyers for the central African country have ...

By Jason Mitchell Ivory Coast — the world's largest cocoa producer — aims to diversify its economy by placing greater ...

The report said the rebels established a so-called mining ministry in the occupied territory and ensured a monopoly for the ...

This trial highlights the Congolese government's efforts to tackle illegal mining. Found guilty of illegal mining, three Chinese nationals were recently sentenced to seven years in prison in the ...

M23 rebels are establishing control over key mineral-rich territories in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United ...