The DRC, with its vast territory and abundant mineral wealth has become a key battleground for external powers whose interests in the country’s resources have exacerbated internal strife.

Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has significantly lower environmental impacts than mining ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

The U.S. Geological Survey found dominant producers like China are triggering a roller coaster in pricing across global markets.

Africa's largest copper producers, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia (Zambia), are working to get exposure to metal ...

Images of devastation in Goma have begun to shift attention toward the crisis in DR Congo, pushing celebrities to boycott Rwanda.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

By bne IntelliNews Terra Metals Inc. (Terra Metals), a US-registered, Zambia-focused miner and explorer, aims to recommission a copper and cobalt acid leach plant in the southern African nation by ...

Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of greenhouse gas ...

The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial project rebranded for the 21st century.

The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...