#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

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

🚨 DRC 🇨🇩: At least 300 people have died in another collapse at a coltan mine in eastern Congo, in Rubaya, North Kivu.

In another landslide on Tuesday, the bodies of 200 additional victims have not yet been found.

The mines in this conflict zone are controlled by anti-government militias, the M23.
#DRC #Rubaya #M23

🚨 RDC 🇨🇩 : Au moins 300 morts dans un nouvel effondrement d'une mine de coltan dans l'est du Congo, à Rubaya au Nord-Kivu.

Dans un autre glissement de terrain survenu le mardi, les corps de 200 victimes supplémentaires n’ont pas encore été retrouves.

Les mines de cette zone de conflit sont contrôlées par des milices antigouvernementales, le M23.
#RDC #Rubaya #M23

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

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

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

#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/

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/