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

There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...

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

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

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

M23, which refers to the March 23rd, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest ...

A lightning advance in Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion’s illegal mining revenues, ...

M23 plans to govern the city of Goma - a key gateway to rich mining areas that produce valuable resources like gold, tin, and ...

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

Numbi, an eastern mining area in South Kivu rich in gold, tourmaline, tin, tantalum and tungsten - so-called 3T minerals used ...

A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.