Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The collaboration focuses on mining-impacted regions, including Kolwezi in the DRC, a hub for cobalt and copper; Solwezi in ...

A lightning advance in Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion’s illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in illicit trade in ...

Gouspillou has become most well known for helping to establish a Bitcoin mining facilities in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where some of the operation’s ...

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in activities related to illegal mining. The court, in Congo’s eastern ...

Since 2014, the Republic of Congo has been working to revive cacao farming. It plays a central role in the Sangha Likouala REDD+ program, but faces challenges from the mining industry. Image by ...

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo - A Congolese court has sentenced ... guilty of illegal activities linked to the artisanal mining sector. The trio are the first Chinese nationals to stand ...

Attacks on quarries and mining cooperatives are frequent in the region as more than 120 armed groups compete for land and resources in eastern Congo. In 2022, a Congolese employee of a Chinese ...

Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 movement seized control of a key mining settlement in Democratic Republic of Congo, their ...