Apple faces allegations of using ‘blood minerals’ from war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC’s mineral-rich eastern region, home to tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, has been plagued by violence for decades
Congo: World’s 2nd-largest rainforest continues to vanish with half a million hectares lost in 2022, says report
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which accounts for 60% of the rainforest, has a rapidly growing population which has increasing food and …
Book Excerpt: It is the blood of the Congo that is powering our tech boom
Siddharth Kara’s new book sears you to the depths of your being with its description of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the …
Protecting Congo’s forests: New timber parks will help fight illegal logging
Expansion of east African road and rail networks could threaten one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks driving communities into crisis; Sudan conflict can impact several neighbouring countries