#rubaya — Public Fediverse posts

Les victimes du Coltan en #RDC : depuis le début de l'année 2026, au moins 4 glissements de terrain auraient tué des centaines de personnes dans les #mines de #Rubaya en République démocratique du #Congo, une source mondiale majeure de Coltan. Le #Coltan est largement utilisé dans les #smartphones, les #ordinateurs portables et les #véhiculesélectriques. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/2026/05/12/congos-coltan-belt-verifying-deadly-landslides-at-mines-under-m23-control/

#rwanda #M23 #guerre #environnement #actu #actualites #info #information

A major mining site in Rubaya has suffered a collapse after heavy rain. Authorities halted operations and are assessing safety at the site.
#DRC #MiningNews #Rubaya #AfricaNews #Coltan

https://newz.africa/2026/02/02/drc-mine-collapse-landslide-rubaya/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

There it’s processed into #tantalum, a heat-resistant #metal that fetches >$300 a kilogram & is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components & gas turbines.
#Rubaya produces ~15% of the world’s #coltan, all dug manually by #impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per day. Control of this mine is the biggest prize in a long-running conflict in this central #Africa nation.

#Congo #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #tech #geopolitics

#Congo - Under the watchful eye of #M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of #Rubaya, a line of men [& boys] in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes.

The laborers are hauling #coltan ore, a mineral that powers the modern world. The ore will be loaded onto motorbikes & eventually shipped thousands of kilometers away to Asia.

#Africa #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #tech #geopolitics

Inside the #mine that feeds the #tech world - & funds #Congo’s rebels

#M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of #coltan, a #mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks.

#Africa #Rubaya #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/inside-mine-that-feeds-tech-world-funds-congos-rebels-2025-08-13/