Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo--For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly ... It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds. The original boundaries of the reserve ...

West Africa newsperson Sam Mednick uncovered the extent of mining within the contested boundaries of a protected heritage ...

Aug. 4 at 5:00 p.m. Correspondent Katharine Houreld and photographer Arlette Bashizi traveled together across southeastern Congo, visiting industrial and artisanal mines in the country’s three ...

It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds. Mining is prohibited in protected areas, which includes the reserve, according to Congo's mining code. In this undated photo, an okapi ...

Seventeen Chinese men were arrested in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, suspected of running an illegal gold mine.

In Congo, more than forty people have been killed in a diamond mine collapse in Samba town. 28 more Palestinians martyred by Israeli forces in Gaza 10 more Palestinians martyred in latest Israeli ...

Russian diamond mining is managed by the state-controlled company Alrosa ... The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) comes in ...

It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds. Mining is prohibited in protected areas, which includes the reserve, according to Congo’s mining code. Issa Aboubacar, a spokesperson ...

It’s been 15 years since the global effort to ban conflict diamonds began. But the industry is still tainted by conflict and misery Story by Aryn Baker/Tshikapa Photographs by Lynsey Addario for ...

Seventeen Chinese men have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal gold mine in Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said there on Friday, as the government pressed on with a ...