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

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

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic ... dubbed Africa's World Wars, resulted in the deaths of millions of people. After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have ...

Earlier on Monday, M23 announced the capture of Goma, which the DRC government described was a “declaration of war” by Rwanda ... its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for the United Nations to sanction Rwanda, accusing its neighbour of ...

The instability has sucked in neighbouring countries to devastating effect – notoriously in the 1990s when two huge conflicts, dubbed Africa's World Wars ... eastern DR Congo's mineral wealth.