And the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Congo for short, is the king of cobalt ... injuries among the countless children working in small-scale, hand-dug mines, often in manually carved tunnels ...

Images of devastation in Goma have begun to shift attention toward the crisis in DR Congo, pushing celebrities to boycott Rwanda.

"How the raw materials are extracted should live up to our vision of avoiding exploitation, and ensure children ... of the Congo (DRC), Paul Zagabe Nbanze works in a copper and cobalt mine.

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...