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Political paralysis and Covid-19 make this the DRC’s bleakest independence day in 60 years
Vital Kamerhe is most senior politician ever convicted of graft in the resource-rich African state
Case against commodities trader relates to ‘bribery of foreign officials’
Epidemic is fourth occurrence of the haemorrhagic fever in central African country in 3 years
Huayou Cobalt bows to pressure over use of child labour in DRC’s informal mining sector
He gave a tawdry glamour to the world’s second oldest profession
State monopoly plans to buy informally-mined cobalt in world’s most important market
Commodity group’s subsidiary has acquired land for a new tailings storage facility
Apple, Google and Tesla flout their own policies in sourcing material, says human rights group
Vaccinations, bed nets and oral rehydration help in the short term but are not solutions
Complex deal to substantially cut debt load of Katanga Mining
The mining mogul’s venture relies on Chinese cash despite fears over Beijing’s influence in resource-rich countries
Swiss commodity trader is part of consortium raising money to fund processing plant
Felix Tshisekedi names cabinet following months of negotiations
Chinese-owned Tenke Fungurume latest to reveal hit from lower prices and higher taxes
More than 90% of patients in Democratic Republic of Congo survived when treated early
One year on, criticism grows of international effort that has failed to halt epidemic
Move followed government’s decision to centralise response to epidemic
WHO declares DRC outbreak as ‘public health emergency of international concern’
Case represents new phase in outbreak that has spread for 11 months
Relationships with well-connected individuals have become focus for regulators
Informal workers produce almost a third of the country’s cobalt. Can mining groups address the problem?
Arrival of armed forces comes after 43 informal miners were killed in a pit collapse
Human behaviour can be as destructive to human health as any deadly pathogen
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