Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit vaping - but not for health reasons. "In my effort to help [the Democratic Republic of] Congo, I'm quitting ...

He can't quite make out the silhouettes of the young men whose job is to heave 20-kilogram (44-pound) sacks of dirt rich in cobalt and copper composite up the mine wall to the surface. But he can ...

Its firms own over 80 percent of Congo's copper mines, according to the Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority. And they enjoy a similarly commanding position in cobalt extraction.

King Leopold wiped out close to half the population of Congo in less than three decades. King Leopold’s ghost still haunts Congo. Cobalt mining in Congo today is characterized by elements eerily ...

Its firms own over 80 percent of Congo's copper mines, according to the Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority. And they enjoy a similarly commanding position in cobalt extraction.

Cobalt prices have climbed sharply after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s dominant supplier, extended its ...

Congo is likely to continue with the ban because the government wants more time to work out how to distribute export quotas among mining companies that produce the battery vehicle metal, said the ...

Trafigura in January signed a $600 million financing and marketing deal with Chemaf and its Dubai-based parent company Shalina Resources. Under the agreement Trafigura will market all the cobalt ...

She laments that the people impacted the most from cobalt mining in DR Congo might not have the means to tell their own stories en-masse, but urges others to "use your power for good".

Cobalt mining in Congo today is characterized by elements eerily similar to how rubber was extracted in the past — exploitation, destitution and death. Old Wounds, New Injuries While most of Congo’s ...

She laments that the people impacted the most from cobalt mining in DR Congo might not have the means to tell their own stories en-masse, but urges others to "use your power for good".