Goma’s takeover by the M23 rebels represents more than a typical political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo because it holds deep personal significance for me. The fall of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the largest producer of cobalt globally, has halted all exports of the key battery ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s number one cobalt producer, has banned all exportation of the metal for a ...

Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...

Three sources with knowledge of the situation said that the Democratic Republic of Congo was considering cobalt export quotas ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a four-month suspension of cobalt exports to regulate supply amid concerns of overproduction in the global market, authorities said Monday.In a ...

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Cobalt exports have been suspended from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for four months from February 22, in response to low prices. The export ban covers all cobalt, including both ...

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Around 70 bodies, including those of women, children and elderly people, were discovered on Feb. 15 in a church building in ...

Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime using survivor testimonies, former soldiers, ...

Perishable Peace Dividends finds that road rehabilitation temporarily reduces violence in the DRC by 5-10%, but conflict ...