US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, GAO says
A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals ...
Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo’s mpox outbreak
Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in eastern Congo's Kamituga town. An estimated 40,000 sex ...
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DR Congo: Plenty of power but not enough electricity to drive mining firms
Mining firms in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to import electricity from as far as Kenya and Ethiopia.
UN says Congo rebels generating $300,000 monthly in seized mining area
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have consolidated control over the Rubaya coltan-mining region, imposing a ...
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Prostitutes, prospectors drive spread in DR Congo mpox capital
Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with ...
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US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo: watchdog
Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east of the Central African country, the US Government Accountability Office said in its report ...
Congo government plans to crack down on buyers like Apple for conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considering legal action against tech companies such as Apple to reduce the amount ...