Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

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Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in disarray, or cross into ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People protest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, against the Rwanda ...

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...

A 51-year-old man from Gujarat reportedly succumbed to death from the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) on Tuesday. Doctors confirm that this is the first death reported from this infection ...

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Burning tyres and looted embassies mark chaotic Kinshasa protests against international inaction in DR Congo conflict.

Nangaa partners with Rwandan-backed insurgents Rebel coalition seeks to tap into frustration, misrule UN and other powers urge Rwanda to withdraw troops from Congo Live coverage: Jan 27 (Reuters ...

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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...

Congo denies the charges, in turn accusing Rwanda of using M23 as a way to take control of mineral-rich territory in the Central African country. sdi/jcg (AFP, Reuters) Send us your feedback ...