Phones, TVs, solar panels, and electric car batteries are all made of some rare and unusual elements. As our modern world creates more and more of these technologies, will things go from "rare" to "nonexistent" and what will we do then?

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Africa’s most populous city and one of the fastest growing in the world. Despite having rich natural resources and great potential, it struggles with deep poverty,...

Africa is home to two Congo countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo/ But despite sharing a name, river, and rainforest, these two countries are actually quite different. Mostly it that the Democratic...

Uncover the complex cobalt supply chain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the global demand driving it. Learn about the role of major companies like Apple and Tesla, the challenges of tracing cobalt origins, and efforts...

Explore the devastating human toll of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Learn about the exploitation of women and children in artisanal mines, the struggles with child labor, and the impact of violence and...

Explore the central role of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the challenges faced by its people. Learn about the working conditions of artisanal miners and the economic impact of cobalt, a key resource...

With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals...

More people were killed in a recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in conflicts in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Korea combined. The African country may be sliding back in to war, but one man is hoping a message of peace...

Just this month, more than 1,000 internally displaced people from Ituri fled to Uganda, and more than 60,000 since 2017.

People have also been protesting in North Kivu's provincial capital Goma, they say the security situation in Beni is not acceptable.

Rebel attacks in Eastern DRC pose safety challenges; at least 57 deaths, including many children, at a displaced camp.

Is the West’s growing appetite for cobalt, a metal vital for electric cars, causing birth defects in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Human Rights Watch says leader of armed group in Democratic Republic of the Congo gets support from government forces.

The Catholic Church weighs in on the political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

People take to the street for second consecutive day to protest against proposed changes to the judiciary.

The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK.



The strain, known as Clade Ib, emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in August

this year.

The UK...

Child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Child soldiers Lord's Resistance Army at Garamba National Park on July 13, 2006 in Democratic Republic of Congo (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) around kill, vultures fly up, Garamba NP, Congo

child soldier of the Lord's Resistance Army holding gun Child soldier of the Lord's Resistance Army on July 13, 2006 in Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (Footage by Getty Images)

Child soldier of the Lord's Resistance Army Child soldier of the Lord's Resistance Army on July 13, 2006 in Democratic Republic of Congo (Footage by Getty Images)

Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) and Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Garamba NP, Congo

Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) and Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Garamba NP, Congo

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) around kill, Garamba NP, Congo

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) around kill, Garamba NP, Congo