Democratic Republic Congo News » Haut Katanga News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Katanga » Social: In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests are on the frontline
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s copper-cobalt belt, a region rich in critical minerals, villagers are turning to local community forest concessions (CFCLs) to prevent their eviction and ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Katanga » Social: Democratic Republic of the Congo - IDP returns to Katanga
A joint UN interagency assessment mission which visited eastern Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 12 and 14 July has found that in the Sampwe area, about 80 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Katanga » Social: DR Congo: Is Katanga the next target for M23 rebels?
Following the takeover of Uvira by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, is the financial and strategic hub Katanga next? Africanews spoke to political scientist Christian Moleka Kibamgu about what the rebels ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Katanga » Social: How Glencore Sources Cobalt from Child Labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Some three quarters of the word’s supply of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where children as young as 10 years old help extract the metal from hand dug shafts in the ...