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Coverage dated January 30, 2026

Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

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Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines, authorities announced Saturday.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines, authorities announced Saturday.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    DRC: Many killed in coltan mine disaster in east — rebels (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key metal for smartphones and computers.

  3. Al Jazeera

    More than 200 killed in mine collapse in eastern DR Congo: Report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world’s coltan.

  4. CNN

    Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo (opens CNN)

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    A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.

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