In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi ...

Environmentalist Justin Landry Chekoua says he’s shocked by images of century-old trees uprooted and rivers contaminated in ...

China's embassy in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo has been warning Chinese citizens and firms not to venture ...

Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

The court sentenced the men late Tuesday for the illegal purchase and illegal possession of minerals in Bukavu ...

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings ...

Congo has struggled to stop unlicensed companies and local armed groups exploiting its rich reserves of cobalt, copper, gold and other ... on suspicion of illegal mining in a separate case were ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Three Chinese citizens were ... Many Chinese companies mine gold and other minerals in South Kivu, one of the eastern provinces of the DRC that have been plagued by violence ...

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in ...

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters ... in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of illegal activities linked to the artisanal mining sector.