The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

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 ...

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.

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

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

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

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

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 ...

The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while ...

Congo is the world’s top producer of tantalum ... and mobile phones – is also under threat. “Lumbishi and its gold mines are likely to prove a significant source of revenue for M23, in ...