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Luwowo Coltan mine near Rubaya, North Kivu. Image © MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site

Didier Makal 9 Feb 2026
Bags of raw cobalt at the UTK artisanal quarry in Kolwezi. Image by Didier Makal by Mongabay.

DRC plans to export 100,000 metric tons of copper to the US

Elodie Toto 26 Jan 2026
Ofelia Samboni an Indigenous Yanacona member and landowner in Monclart, holds a stone containing copper. The stone was found in the river close to the mining area. Image by Antonio Cascio for Mongabay.

‘Clean energy is just one driver of mining’: Cleodie Rickard on critical minerals

Aimee Gabay 13 Nov 2025
Miners waiting for an interview at a mining site. Image by Sasha Lezhnev/Enough Project via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

EU parliament calls for end to Rwanda mineral pact over DRC conflict links

Didier Makal 27 Feb 2025

Push for traceability of critical minerals gains traction at COP29

David Akana 20 Nov 2024

Cobalt mining for green energy risks women’s reproductive health in DRC

Didier Makal, Denise Mahelo 18 Nov 2024

Investigation uncovers damages of cobalt mining in the DRC villages

Mongabay.com 5 Aug 2024
The James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)

Green credentials of electric vehicles come under fire

Gerry McGovern, Sue Branford 23 May 2024

Impunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy transition

Didier Makal 14 May 2024

Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines

Alex Shaw 27 Mar 2024

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