The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the Democratic Republic of Congo is often presented as a struggle to control ...

The city of Bukavu has reopened after bracing for a potential attack by M23 rebels, who have already captured the city of Goma. At least 3000 people have died in the violence. Ida Sawyer, Director of ...

African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions Kinshasa and M23 rebels for restraint, African negotiators choose a ...

The problem for the outside world is that initiatives to deal with the problem have proven ineffective. The standard mechanism is to certify the minerals used throughout the international supply chain ...

The metals, along with coltan, are considered conflict minerals because of their potential origin in the war-torn region.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional ...

alongside some 4,000 of its own troops in the conflict zone. The report also accused Kigali of profiting from smuggling out minerals from the DRC - particularly coltan used in phones and laptops ...

A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...

Regional leaders call for immediate ceasefire in DRC as Rwanda-backed M23 group advances, raising fears of regional war.