Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a probe into the embezzlement of over $300 million from state miner Gecamines ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

Rio Tinto is the world’s second-biggest miner, with a market value of about US$103 billion ($140.8 billion) at the close of ...

Pointed Question. The Congo will indeed be poor unless it can keep Union Minière’s mines, which produce more than 6% of the world’s copper and 60% of its cobalt, running efficiently.

Zambia's copper output rose 12% in 2024, buoyed by a recovery in production at key mines as the government counts on the ...

Ivanhoe Mines plans to ramp up copper and zinc production in 2025 at Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi projects in the Congo after ...

Congo, which is also rich in copper and other critical minerals ... who is a deputy cabinet director in the ministry of mines, said. Chinese companies, some of which are state-backed, have ...

Congo has struggled to stop unlicensed companies and local armed groups exploiting its rich reserves of cobalt, copper ... arrested on suspicion of illegal mining in a separate case were released.