Framing M23’s rent-seeking as driven by acquisitive organised crime risks over-simplifying the deep-rooted complexities of conflict dynamics and weak governance in the region. Illicit taxation is the ...

is working on a mineral deal with the DRC? JAN EGELAND: The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in turmoil, in fighting now for more than a generation, and especially in the eastern part of the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States are closing in on a deal offering minerals in exchange for security. This comes as the DRC, home to the world’s largest source of ...

The U.S. is pushing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace accord at the White House in about two months, accompanied by bilateral ...

The main mines exploiting coltan in the Great Lakes region of central Africa are found in the Rubaya area of eastern DRC. In February ... of coltan sold by Rwandan minerals exporter African ...