The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest deposits on Earth. Its President wants to sell them—and win a war.

Analysis of trade data and testimonies suggest a significant proportion of coltan bought from Rwanda by multibillion-dollar company is connected to the ongoing war in east DRC ...

Fourteen years since 12 governments in the Great Lakes region unanimously agreed to create a foolproof international system for certifying and auditing minerals that have been blamed for fomenting ...

Compliance with OECD rules on conflict minerals is led by an organization called ITSCi, which grew out of the ITA and is now jointly backed by the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Centre.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed criminal complaints against tech giant Apple’s subsidiaries in France and Belgium over the use of “conflict minerals” in their supply chains.

Compliance with OECD rules on conflict minerals is led by an organisation called ITSCi, opens new tab, which grew out of the ITA and is now jointly backed by the Tantalum-Niobium International ...

chief executive officer of Rwanda’s minerals board, on allegations that he is responsible for exploiting the armed conflict through the illicit exploitation and trade of conflict minerals.

A Trump administration official says the United States is talking with conflict-plagued Congo about developing its mineral ...

A Trump administration official says the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral ...

Here too, countries could collaborate on refining and tracing these minerals, turning minerals into an engine of growth instead of a conflict curse.