It’s been 15 years since the global effort to ban conflict diamonds began. But the industry is still tainted by conflict and misery Story by Aryn Baker/Tshikapa Photographs by Lynsey Addario for ...

A State Department spokesperson said the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a significant share of the world's critical ...

DR Congo is home to copper, cobalt, zinc, uranium, diamonds, tantalum, and many more rare minerals. Most of the mineral deposits in DR Congo are still untapped and some estimates put the worth at ...

that continues to harbor and give legitimacy to Genocide perpetrators while Antwerp Diamond District continues to thrive off of DR Congo diamonds," she added. AllAfrica publishes around 500 ...

Angola announced last week that it will begin mediating direct ceasefire negotiations between the militants and DR Congo ...