Luwowo Coltan mine near Rubaya, North Kivu the 18th of March 2014. © MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti Luwowo A deadly landslide at the Rubaya coltan mining area in North Kivu , eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , has reportedly killed more than 200 people , with some officials cited putting the confirmed toll higher as recovery continues and more victims are still believed to be trapped or unrecovered. (Reuters, 2026) This is first and foremost a human tragedy. It is also a stress test for the...

Every time we unlock a phone, send an email, or drive an EV, we touch a supply chain that runs through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Congo supplies most of the world’s cobalt, a metal that helps our batteries stay small and powerful. Yet the people living closest to this wealth are still among the poorest on earth. That disconnect isn’t an accident of economics; it’s a design choice we can change. U.S. Geological Survey The extraction paradox Congo accounts for roughly...

Vijana Africa Mobile School's last Cohort in Bujari Displacement Camp (credit photo: Vijana Africa The Crisis of Education in Eastern DRC...