The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...

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

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

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

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

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

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week ...

Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural ... cobalt and other minerals "crucial in the production of laptops and smartphones".