Rwanda's mineral export revenues reached $1.7 billion (Rwf2.38 trillion) in 2024, with gold raking in $1.5 billion, according to Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente. The country's mineral export revenues ...

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China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan ...

This region is extremely rich in minerals and other natural resources. Take the example of cobalt or coltan, which European multinationals need for batteries, smartphones, and renewable energy, among ...

FILE - Laborers carry sacks of ore at the SMB coltan mine near the town of Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 13, 2019. Share VOA Mandarin: DRC wants mineral deal with US, potential ...

DR Congo has also urged the U.S. to source minerals directly from its territory instead of Rwanda, which it accuses of smuggling gold and coltan, essential for electronics.

Authorities of the Liberia National Police (LNP) are investigating a suspected mineral smuggling in Pogbaken Town, Karluway District, Maryland County, after 34 kilograms of coltan were allegedly ...

Every day, hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of precious minerals such as cassiterite (tin-ore) and coltan are mined illegally and bought by foreign multi-nationals for use in the manufacture ...