Myanmar relations. Now critical minerals policy changes in DC are seem destined to usher in a flood of investment into ...

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric ...

DAKAR/LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Reforming the permitting process for new U.S. mines — to accelerate timelines and help de-risk projects — is essential.

Global supply chain sustainability site Ecodesk has launched a monitoring tool for businesses to track conflict mineral use in supply chains. A number of leading ICT businesses have already been ...

One morning last May, a small band of activists descended on Germany's largest Apple store in the heart of downtown Berlin. Placards in hand, they conducted a noisy but peaceful demonstration to ...

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The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a law requiring firms to ensure they do not use so-called conflict minerals from Africa and other areas that end up funding warlords. It was ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as Washington tries to spearhead peace efforts there while ...