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PHOTO ESSAY: Congo coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing ...
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At least 300 people die in a new collapse in a mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo

This is the third accident in less than two months in these mining areas, which already have more than 700 victims. At least ...
AOL

Congo rebel leader claims responsibility for drone attack on strategic northeast airport

Corneille Nangaa, coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo AFC/M23, arrives at Unity Stadium with rebel leaders for a funeral ceremony for victims who died in a drone strike in Masisi territory, in ...
Los Angeles Times

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...
Newsday

Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...