Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GOMA? After entering Goma on Monday night, the rebels faced pockets of resistance, particularly around ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site once home to some of Earth's ...

China and the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, have formulated “a timetable and road map” for how President Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion funding commitment will go into ...

China and the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, have formulated "a timetable and road map" for how President Xi Jinping's US$50 billion funding commitment will go into African ...

An army spokesperson declined immediate comment. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the anti-government Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes M23, said rebel forces had reached the centre of Masisi ...

More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were ...

Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as ...

Originating in northeastern Zambia, the river forms a massive arc before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean at Banana in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo’s drainage basin is also ...

Apple, one of the world’s biggest tech companies, stands accused by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of using ‘conflict minerals’ in its supply chains. Congo’s lawyers have filed criminal ...