Analysis of trade data and testimonies suggest a significant proportion of coltan bought from Rwanda by multibillion-dollar company is connected to the ongoing war in east DRC ...

The eastern DRC is believed to hold between 60 percent and 80 percent of the world's coltan reserves, an asset that attracts attention from near and far, even as the locals barely benefit from it.

Critical Minerals at the Center of the Conflict A substantial amount of the DRC’s critical mineral supply, particularly coltan, continues to be in M23’s crosshairs, pursuing a war that has ...

(DR Congo has 60% of the world’s coltan). The government is 1 600km away, and most of the mineral wealth is stolen. The other reason is that just across the DRC’s eastern border is Rwanda ...

M23 rebels staging an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will withdraw their forces from the town of Walikale, which they took control of this week, in support of ...

Rwanda also maintains de facto control over the armed group in order to exploit the eastern DRC's rich veins of valuable minerals such as gold and coltan, according to the report. Coltan is used ...

set up shadow administrations in key areas it has conquered in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The rebels are closer to taking full control of the region’s minerals, especially its ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...

It is the latest escalation in an area that has long been victim of a patchwork of armed actors scrambling for dominance over the region's vast resources of coltan ... of eastern DRC, a diplomat ...

The crown jewel in the M23's expansion is the DRC's largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800,000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral from ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, and in 2024, it attracted the largest volume of mineral exploration investment in Africa. Enhancing ...