Landslides kill 227 at Democratic Republic of Congo coltan mines at the centre of Washington’s struggle to control vital mineral resources

The supply chain for coltan and other strategic minerals is long, opaque and deliberately fragmented. Each layer adds ...
UNHCR

Refugee returns to Equateur and South Kivu provinces of DRC pass 10,000 mark

DONGO, DRC, 8 Feb (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency's voluntary repatriation programmes to two separate provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) each passed the 10,000 mark this week as ...
TimesLIVE

WATCH | DRC rebel leader claims responsibility for drone attack on Kisangani

The AFC/M23 rebel leader in the DRC claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Kisangani's airport, describing it as a ...
Mongabay News

Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up

On Feb 4, the U.S. hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial, a summit bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries, including seven African countries, with the aim of securing access to ...
Yahoo

At least 60 people killed in DRC after ISIL-linked attack on funeral

At least 60 people have been killed while attending a funeral in the conflict-ridden eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in an ISIL (ISIS)-affiliated group attack carried out ...
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M23 rebels withdraw from strategic DRC town ahead of landmark Doha peace talks

The M23 rebel group has withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a move they describe as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the ...
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DRC: UN report highlights human rights violations linked to M23 group's offensive

United Nations' Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif delivered a report concerning the human rights landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, highlighting ongoing ...