Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...

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Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...

The DRC’s Gécamines is forging new partnerships with the US, Japan and France amid soaring demand for critical minerals, but ...

The State Department is urging Americans not to visit and to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo as rebellion intensifies.

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo were losing control of the key city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed ...

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GOMA? After entering Goma on Monday night, the rebels faced pockets of resistance, particularly around ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

Mr Joshua Rukundo, the director Kigezi Coffee Development Academy, said transporting coffee to Kampala has been a challenge because of the stretch from Kanungu to Rukungiri as service providers would ...

“Still, there was hope for justice for victims of abuse in such places as the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, where new efforts were underway to prosecute individu ...