Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating ...

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks ...

Gold mining by the Chinese company City SARL inside the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Congo has devastated 5 hectares (12 acres) of forest. Artisanal gold miners and some local ...

The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern ...

KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -The Democratic Republic of Congo will start building gold reserves to bolster its currency and lift its economy, the central bank governor said, joining a rush in Africa and ...

BAMEGOARD, Republic of Congo — In the Republic of Congo’s Sangha region, the expansion of mining activities within conservation areas undermines the objectives of carbon sequestration and biodiversity ...

By Portia Crowe and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR, May 19 (Reuters) - Barrick Mining has increased Ebola precautions at its Kibali gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with worker ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An employee stands in an open pit at Twangiza mine in eastern Congo (Corrects to remove reference to company ownership ...

As gold’s price surge intensified in early 2025, the year was shaping up to be a momentous one for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned trader of hand-dug precious metal. DRC Gold Trading SA ...