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

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

Rebels led by the M23 group claim to have taken control of Goma, a key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

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

India Today found that this video shows a March 2023 incident when nine miners were rescued after a gold mine collapsed in Congo following heavy rains.

M23's capture of mineral-rich areas in Congo is boosting its illegal mining revenues, fueling fears of a regional conflict spillover. Despite Rwanda's denial of involvement, the illegal mineral trade ...

Congo has struggled to stop unlicensed companies and local armed groups exploiting its rich reserves of cobalt, copper, gold ...

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

Image by Elodie Toto for Mongabay. On Ngoma’s plot in Messock, the scars left by Mac Congo’s gold mining operations remain stark, even though the company vacated the site two years ago.

At the start of the year several hundred people in Bukavu protested against illegal mining in the region, demanding that the ...