Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighboring Congo, helping fund an ...

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control ...

“With coltan, you’re dealing with hundreds of thousands of miners, and not just M23, but other so-called auto-defense armed groups and individuals who rely on mining for survival," said de ...

A PROMINENT Donald Trump ally is pursuing control of a controversial Congolese mine as part of Washington’s fresh approach to ...

Gentry Beach is reportedly negotiating for control of the Rubaya coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rwandan company records reviewed by Reuters show that Boss Mining was set up in 2013 and is one-third owned by Habimana, the managing director who denied purchasing Congolese coltan. Those records ...

“With coltan, you’re dealing with hundreds of thousands of miners, and not just M23, but other so-called auto-defense armed groups and individuals who rely on mining for survival,” said De ...

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing ...

The figure accounted for 6.5% of total Rwandan exports of coltan in 2024, making Boss Mining the country’s sixth-largest exporter of the ore last year.

Rwandan company records reviewed by Reuters show that Boss Mining was set up in 2013 and is one-third owned by Habimana, the managing director who denied purchasing Congolese coltan. Those records ...

“With coltan, you’re dealing with hundreds of thousands of miners, and not just M23, but other so-called auto-defense armed groups and individuals who rely on mining for survival,” said de ...