There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

The state’s 1.7 million residents, many of whom belong to the Kachin ethnic minority, have long sought autonomy, establishing their own armed group, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), to fight ...

The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

The M23 rebels, who said that they captured the city on Monday after a weekslong advance, are one of about 100 armed groups ...

Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and ...