The Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening in the country?

Have you ever wondered what's in your phone and how it works?

Well, in every phone there is a metal called cobalt which helps to make the battery work.

Most of the world's cobalt comes from one country in Central Africa, called the Democratic Republic of Congo, so there is a good chance that we carry around a little bit of the Congo with us every day.

Nina explains more about the country and why it's in the news.