The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals ...

Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

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Sitting on the border with Rwanda and on the shores of Lake Kivu, it is a vital trading and transport hub that is within ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Kazakhstan-backed Eurasian Resources Group plans to review some of its mining permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

A lightning advance in Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion’s illegal mining revenues, ...

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...