What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
DR Congo conflict: Why is the EU under pressure to reconsider its minerals partnership with Rwanda?
Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is ...
Blood minerals in DR Congo
Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...
DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma
The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after rebels enter key city
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 ...
Congo violence escalates as M23 follow raw materials trail
The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in ...
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'All we can hear are gunshots': DR Congo fighting as it happened
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 ...
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What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The instability has sucked in neighbouring countries to devastating effect – notoriously in the 1990s when two huge conflicts, dubbed Africa's World Wars, resulted in the deaths of millions of ...