Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

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 surge in illicit trade in minerals ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took the Congolese trading hub of Goma last week, leaving thousands dead and wounded and raising ...

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

Image by Elodie Toto for Mongabay. On Ngoma’s plot in Messock, the scars left by Mac Congo’s gold mining operations remain stark, even though the company vacated the site two years ago.

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

Aerial view.deforestation.climate change.Illegal artisanal gold mining in a tropical rain forest Aerial view.deforestation.climate change.Illegal artisanal gold mining in a tropical rain forest congo ...

If you asked Ugandans, “What is Suriname?” most would likely give incorrect answers. Suriname is a country. Located some ...

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.

The court, in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu, the capital of Congo’s gold-rich South Kivu province ... said that illegal mining activities rob the local community of potential revenue.

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