It is also mined in Rwanda, Brazil and Nigeria but at least 40% - and maybe more – of the element's global supply comes from DR Congo and some of the key mining areas are now under the control ...

The foundation for the partnership between the two parties was established at the end of last year, with progress on the deal ...

It patrols a landscape that feels far from the authority of Congo's government, with its dirt roads churned into slippery mud in pounding rains and residents long accustomed to feeling that ...

The DR Congo government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce.

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...

An hour before kick-off, north London’s Belle Congolaise is already packed with DR Congo football fans kitted out in replica jerseys and waving their national flag. The restaurant is on West ...

Guest Column - The U.S.-led push for a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda might include a minerals-for-defense cooperation deal that could reshape the ...

DR Congo strips ex-President Kabila of immunity. Former leader accused of ‘treason, war crimes, [and] crimes against humanity’ for his support of M23 rebels in east.

The security landscape in DR Congo is vastly different to Ukraine’s, as in addition to direct conflict with the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, there are more than 140 armed groups active in the east ...