West Africa newsperson Sam Mednick uncovered the extent of mining within the contested boundaries of a protected heritage site in eastern Congo. Mednick was tipped off to Chinese companies expanding ...

a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts miners, sex workers and traders who are constantly on the move. Cases from other parts of eastern Congo can be traced ...

Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil.

The northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to one of Africa’s richest goldfields. Competition to control the gold mines and trading routes has spurred the bloody ...

The Walikale area is home to the largest tin deposits in Congo and to several significant gold mines. The Bisie tin mine, around 60 kilometres (35 miles) northwest of the town, accounts for the ...

BAMEGOARD, Republic of Congo — In the Republic ... the Ministry of Mines, led by Pierre Oba, has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits within the same region.

Aug. 4 at 5:00 p.m. Correspondent Katharine Houreld and photographer Arlette Bashizi traveled together across southeastern Congo, visiting industrial and artisanal mines in the country’s three ...