On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...

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

The metals, along with coltan, are considered conflict minerals because of their potential origin in the war-torn region. Mining them can "help fund armed conflict". Coltan mining in the DRC has ...

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

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have captured Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, escalating tensions despite a ...