The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month ban on cobalt exports is under review, the country's mines minister, Kizito Pakabomba, said at a cobalt industry conference in Singapore on Wednesday, ...

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a local pastor and surgeon, is a tireless advocate for women and children suffering through war.

Three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, used in smartphones and laptops, comes from the Congo. This makes us vulnerable.

KINSHASA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a ... and other electronic devices. The DRC's cobalt mining industry is primarily concentrated in the Katanga ...

Gécamines SA, Congo's state-owned mining company, has filed an application to acquire a division of Chemaf Resources Ltd. a few months after announcing its intention to block the sale of the copper ...

Among them are more than 360,000 children ... and cobalt is the fuse. Raw cobalt bound for processing at the Etoile mine in the Republic of Congo.Credit: Bloomberg What’s happening in Congo ...