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

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

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

However, many experts believe that the only way to achieve lasting stability is to strike a decisive blow against the illegal mineral trade fueling the war in eastern DR Congo.

There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently ...

The city, bordering Rwanda, is a regional centre for the mining business Over the past year, the M23 has made rapid advances across the mineral-rich east of DR Congo, taking areas where coltan ...

The city, bordering Rwanda, is a regional centre for the mining business What's the fighting in DR Congo all about? Over the past year, the M23 has made rapid advances across the mineral-rich east ...

"If it continues like this, war risks becoming widespread ... of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. DR Congo accuses Rwanda of seeking to profit from the region's rare minerals, which are used in ...

(BBC) There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is ...