Twelve people have been rescued from a collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo. The mine, located in South Kivu province, collapsed on Sunday after a landslide.

Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Central Africa, has endured decades of conflict and instability despite being ...

At least 10 miners were killed when a diamond mine in central Democratic Republic of Congo caved in, a local official said on Thursday.

According to the testimony, Gertler maintained financial ties with an unnamed associate of Congo’s former president while he ...

The report also alleges Russian mercenaries have looted gold and diamond mines, engaged in smuggling operations and are also involved in illegal sales of “conflict minerals'' (in this case gold and ...

After independence came in 1960, the Belgians put their weight behind an eccentric Baluba chief named Albert Kalonji, and went right on mining diamonds while the Congolese central government ...

The failure of European jewellery firms to scrutinise their supply chains and a flawed diamond certification scheme are fuelling child labour and sexual abuse in artisanal mines in the Democratic ...

Rough Diamond Production: 9,908,998 Carats In the Republic of Congo, diamond production represents both a significant source of wealth and a major point of contention.

These industrial mines accounted for about 89 percent of Congo’s cobalt production in 2020, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, although industry insiders said some smaller ...

Its firms own over 80 percent of Congo's copper mines, according to the Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority. And they enjoy a similarly commanding position in cobalt extraction.

December 8, 2022: In CAR (the Central African Republic) Russian mercenaries appear to have gone into the blood diamond business. Since 2018 Russia has acknowledged it has military trainers and ...