Belgian investigative magistrate to oversee probe into allegations that Apple sources conflict minerals from the DRC. Read ...

Donald Trump unveils aggressive new policy measures at his inauguration. The Democratic Republic of Congo puts pressure on Apple over critical minerals. David Pilling Apple says it has undertaken all ...

Apple is facing criminal complaints by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accuses the company of illegally using ...

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 ...

Human rights advocates are calling for Australia to stop sourcing its critical minerals from countries with poor human rights ...

Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student's household is ...

Cobalt prices started 2024 trading at the US$29,151.50 per metric ton level, the highest price point the battery metal ...

Pope Francis condemned the “scourge” of child labour and the various abuses that children endure, asserting that those who harm or exploit a child will ultimately face divine judgment.

Francis has frequently decried child labor, especially during his foreign trips. During his 2023 visit to Congo, he denounced how foreign powers and mining interests used children to extract Congo’s ...

Francis has frequently decried child labour, especially during his foreign trips. During his 2023 visit to Congo, he ...