(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo filed lawsuits against Apple Inc. in France and Belgium accusing the company of using minerals “pillaged” from the central African nation in its ...

The complaints filed in France and Belgium alleges that the US firm uses minerals pillaged from the DRC and laundered through international supply chains. Apple is also accused of using deceptive ...

But after the DRC filed criminal charges against Apple over the use of conflict minerals, there is renewed hope that this illegal mining could be brought to an end. A criminal complaint was ...

Apple has been formally accused by Congo of covering up war crimes by using conflict minerals in its supply chain, and criminal complaints have been filed in France and Belgium. Apple has been ...

PARIS (AFP) — DR Congo on Tuesday filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using "blood minerals" in its supply chain. The Democratic ...