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DR Congo plans new $100M mine security force: The US and UAE-funded operation will see the country hire 20,000 mining guards by 2028.
semafor.com/article/04/27/2026/dr-congo-plans-100m-to-create-mine-security-force
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DR Congo militias profit from war against M23 guerrillas: Teenagers armed with Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine in the southeastern DRC Congo ...
standardmedia.co.ke/africa/article/2001559703/dr-congo-militias-profit-from-war-against-m23-guerrillas
Semiconductors are driving the global economy. A new book looks at its human and environmental costs
scroll.in/article/1095894/semiconductors-are-driving-the-global-economy-a-new-book-looks-at-its-human-and-environmental-costs
Congo Has Worked Out That the Map Is Worth More Than the Mine: Kinshasa plans to charge for access to the geological information that guides billions of dollars ...
riotimesonline.com/dr-congo-geological-data-control-2026/
Investigation raises alarm over uranium in DRC cobalt shipments to China: An investigation by Lighthouse Reports, The Financial Times and Le Monde traces the ...
rfi.fr/en/africa/20260809-investigation-raises-alarm-over-uranium-in-drc-cobalt-shipments-to-china
Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says: The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt ...
reuters.com/world/africa/congo-bans-exports-copper-cobalt-concentrates-official-order-says-2026-08-06/
DR Congo’s cobalt boom carries an unwanted cargo: uranium: Radioactive ores have become a proliferation risk in the land that supplied material for second world ...
ft.com/content/77815def-6f50-4adf-8ba3-3643de7bf8ab
Bodies recovered after deadly attack in Eastern Congo | Africanews: Local residents said the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State-allied extremist group ...
africanews.com/2026/07/24/bodies-recovered-after-deadly-attack-in-eastern-congo/
Congo's planned mining law reform could dent investor confidence, industry warns: Democratic Republic of Congo's main mining industry body has warned that ...
reuters.com/world/africa/congos-planned-mining-law-reform-could-dent-investor-confidence-industry-warns-2026-07-14/
US denies funding DR Congo paramilitary mine guard | Africanews: The United States on Tuesday denied funding paramilitary units charged with securing mines in ...
africanews.com/2026/04/29/us-denies-funding-dr-congo-paramilitary-mine-guard/
Congo peace project plans first gold exports in September from restive east, founder says
reuters.com/world/africa/congo-peace-project-plans-first-gold-exports-september-restive-east-founder-says-2026-04-20/
‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo: Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine ...
aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/20/it-helps-us-survive-poverty-forces-children-into-mine-work-in-dr-congo
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Drone strikes rock eastern DRC in battle over key mining hub: Two days after the reported death of M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma in a predawn strike ...
dailysabah.com/world/africa/drone-strikes-rock-eastern-drc-in-battle-over-key-mining-hub
Congo-Kinshasa: Mining DR Congo's Cobalt - False Solution to Climate Transition?: Guest Column - Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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Congo gold miner says M23 rebels force staff to work without pay: Congo, the United Nations and Western powers say Rwanda is supporting M23 by sending troops and ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/congo-gold-miner-says-m23-rebels-force-staff-to-work-without-pay-5101420
The Dark History ‘Oppenheimer’ Didn't Show: Coming from the Congo, I knew where an essential ingredient for atomic bombs was mined, even if everyone else seemed ...
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Mines for electric car metals in Congo strain workers' health, families: After revelations of child labor and dire conditions in Congolese cobalt mines ...
washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ev-cobalt-mines-congo/
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