: Uranium from the Shinkolobwe mine in the DRC was used to build the atomic bombs for the Manhattan Project in WWII.
While the DRC is potentially one of the world's richest countries due to its minerals, it remains one of the poorest in terms of GDP per capita. : Uranium from the Shinkolobwe mine in the
: The US recently backed a new paramilitary guard to secure mining sites and signed a controversial deal to send "third-country" deportees to the DRC. 🎷 Culture & Life including many children
The Congo Basin is the , absorbing more carbon than it emits. in March 2026.
: A major landslide at a coltan mine in Masisi killed over 200 people, including many children, in March 2026.