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

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region has been embroiled in conflict for over three decades, with over 100 armed ...

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

Coltan is a mineral that is strategically ... and the "Nduma Defense of Congo Rénové" (NDC-R). DR Congo had accused NDC-R leader Guidon Shimiray Mwissa of war crimes and issued an arrest warrant ...

Years of war in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, involving dozens of competing militias, have displaced about 6mn people and plunged the region into a permanent state of insecurity. Goma ...

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 ...

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.

Kenyan private airline Jambojet has suspended all flights from Nairobi to Goma after rebels entered the city in eastern DR Congo. The airline said "increasing safety concerns and the closure of ...