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

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo, with queues of young ...

Burundi faces serious climate and environmental challenges. The biggest is the country's overdependence on the use of biomass ...

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...