Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...

This accusation revives long-standing concerns about foreign interference in DR Congo's vast mining sector. South African companies have significant stakes in the country's cobalt, copper ...

It is also mined in Rwanda, Brazil and Nigeria but at least 40% - and maybe more – of the element's global supply comes from DR Congo and some of the key mining areas are now under the control ...

The human cost of the conflict became painfully clear as it was revealed that fourteen South African soldiers died in combat ...

In recent months, the Rwanda-backed rebels have seized swathes of land in the mineral-rich region of the Eastern DR Congo.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a four-month suspension of cobalt exports to regulate supply amid concerns of overproduction in the global market, authorities said Monday.

On 27 January the M23, a militia based in the east of DR Congo (DRC) and backed by the Rwandan army, seized control of Goma, ...

Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads ...

They accuse Rwanda of supporting an armed group, M23, that resurfaced in eastern DRC in 2021 and controls many of the region's mines ... Tutsi minority in Congo. "They are trying to dismantle ...

The DR Congo health ministry said on Saturday there ... home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin mines. The latest escalation has worsened a long-standing humanitarian crisis that has driven ...

Workers at a coltan mine near Rubaya in eastern DRC ... ANGELA WEISS The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals ...