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Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 4 hours

Mining

Congolese mining firm rebuffs US accusations amid sanctions

15 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Criminal Law

Congo lawyers say they have new evidence on Apple's minerals supply chain

Sonia Rolley 23 May 2024

World Court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DRC

Human Rights Law

World Court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DRC

Stephanie van den Berg 10 Feb 2022

Professor Njuguna Ndung’u

Economy

Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

Njuguna Ndung'u 28 Sep 2020

Demonstration for conflict-free products. Enough Project/Flickr

Mining

Why responsible sourcing of DRC minerals has major weak spots

Peer Schouten 23 Apr 2019

Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela's mining crisis

Environment & Natural Resources

Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela's mining crisis

Isaac Nahon-Serfaty 2 Jul 2018

Martin Kabwelulu, DRC minister of mining. Photo: Mining News

Mining

DRC revises mining code to make most of battery-driven cobalt boom

18 Jan 2018

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

FMCG

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

Source: Capital FM Kenya

Mining

DR Congo miners upset at US 'conflict mineral' rules

5 May 2017

Central Africa discusses sustainable mining

Mining

Central Africa discusses sustainable mining

23 Dec 2016

Marketing

DRC economy: "The giant awakens"

Franck Kuwonu 26 Aug 2016

Amnesty links child labour in DR Congo cobalt mines to big business

Health & Social Welfare

Amnesty links child labour in DR Congo cobalt mines to big business

21 Jan 2016

First 'ethically-made smartphone' is a risk

Manufacturing

First 'ethically-made smartphone' is a risk

20 Sep 2013