Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in ...

the armed groups want to occupy the whole of eastern Congo because of its land, its gold mines and, above all, its cobalt mines. Gold nuggets can be found by simply digging along the rivers with ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo--For eight years ... The Muchacha mine — the biggest in the reserve and one of the largest small and medium scale gold mines in the country — spans approximately ...

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo ... arrested in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of illegal activities linked to the artisanal mining sector.

West Africa newsperson Sam Mednick uncovered the extent of mining within the contested boundaries of a protected heritage site in eastern Congo. Mednick was tipped off to Chinese companies expanding ...

but they were found guilty of "illegal stay" in the Congo. Their lawyer did not respond to comment when contacted by AFP. Hundreds of mining companies, most of which are Chinese, extract gold in ...

He said the operation to arrest the men had been kept secret after the recent release of another group of Chinese nationals accused of running an illegal gold mine in the area. Eastern DR Congo ...

gold deposits Jan 28 (Reuters) - A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further ...

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo for allegedly ... by foreign groups for gold, diamond and silver. The illegal mineral trade is a longstanding problem ...