Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Melbourne, Australia published a study finding that copper and cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have sustained ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, industrial and artisanal mining of cobalt and copper, essential for battery-powered technologies, poses risks to the reproductive health of women, preliminary ...

Cobalt mining in the DRC is marred by human rights violations, including child labor, driven by weak regulations and corruption. China's control over 70% of the global cobalt supply raises concerns ...

A new report highlights the social and environmental harms from cobalt mining in the DRC, driven by surging global demand for clean energy minerals. Researchers investigated five mines supplying major ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world's largest cobalt producer, is contemplating an extension to its cobalt export ban, which was initially set at four months due to a decrease in the ...

Raphael Deberdt receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Jessica DiCarlo received funding from The Wilson Center. The mineral-rich Democratic Republic ...

Johannesburg — If you have a smartphone, laptop, tablet or an electric car, your device is likely making use of the mineral cobalt, which was very likely mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports has led to an 84% surge in cobalt hydroxide prices. The export ban has caused uncertainty in the global cobalt market, with ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...