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

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries for electric ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six ... most often involving ethnic and militant groups with contestations going back to the Congo Wars, and the 21st century brought ...

Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six ... most often involving ethnic and militant groups with contestations going back to the Congo Wars, and the 21st century brought ...