M23 rebels control DRC's Rubaya mines amid conflict; nearly 200 miners killed in collapse as families mourn the tragedy.

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...

Family members of victims of last week’s mine collapse in eastern Congo gathered in Goma on Monday to mourn.

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead ...

The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, ...

Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai has acquitted PHD leader Prophet Walter Magaya’s bodyguard, Tapiwa Felix Chikondo, who was facing charges of obstructing the course of justice by trying to ...

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is reviewing a request to appeal the acquittal of two fraud defendants, in a case that could set a legal precedent for the treatment of digital assets in ...

Across the country's tea-growing heartlands, a quiet transformation is unfolding, driven by discipline, shared ambition, and a firm belief that world-class quality starts in the hands of the farmer.

The United States has claimed a major strategic win over China in the global contest for critical minerals, securing preferential access to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt and copper ...

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A Harare business couple hauled before the courts on fraud allegations involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has been acquitted after the High Court threw out the charges, ...

Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Moses Sawasawa / AP) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become ...