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‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo

Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.

1 report1 sourceMar 20, 2026, 8:15 AM
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Al JazeeraMar 20, 2026, 8:15 AM

‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo

Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.

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