The Democratic Republic of the Congo is no stranger to civil conflicts. But the latest advances made by M23, a rebel coalition, capturing the mineral-rich city of Goma, is a humiliating setback ...

The resurgence comes after east and southern African leaders called on their general staff to propose a plan for implementing ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the ... group based in mineral-rich eastern parts of the DRC. Congo has deployed SADC ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... and it had the misfortune of taking place during the Cold War. The country was thrown ...

Significant minerals found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has significant minerals found in the region.Cobalt: The DRC holds over 70 per cent ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On ... Desperately poor, but rich in minerals used in electronics and mobile phones, eastern Congo is ethnically diverse. Many militias have origins in ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

They are the most potent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mineral-rich east, which holds vast deposits critical to much of the world’s ...

Beneath the soil are what can only be described as an embarrassment of mineral riches making the Democratic Republic of Congo potentially the richest country ... history of the place which must ...