As M23 rebels cause havoc in the DR Congo, China has taken the unusual step to speak out. But experts say it isn't a total policy departure China rarely criticises or takes sides in African conflicts, ...

A recent study by Dr. Ignacio Montero-Ruiz and his colleagues examined the provenance of ancient copper artifacts discovered on the Island of Ibo off Mozambique's coast. The study, published in Azania ...

RUBAYA, DR Congo, April 4 (Xinhua ... a foreman leading a small group of mining diggers. For him and others, the rebel group's control of the area has reduced the presence of other armed ...

Locals in Walikale and a Congolese military source on Sunday reported no fighting in the area around the ... Walikale is near gold deposits and the tin mine at Bisie, the world's third largest ...

Dr Steven Kiruswa ... Republic of Congo (DRC) has a spillover effect on mining in neighbouring countries. Armed groups control many mining areas in eastern DRC, fuelling illegal extraction and ...

RUBAYA, DR Congo, April 5 (Xinhua ... a foreman leading a small group of mining diggers. For him and others, the rebel group's control of the area has reduced the presence of other armed groups, ...

Pushed by extreme poverty and social vulnerabilities, young women and adolescents dominate gold ore processing in ASM in Uganda and ... they see many of the Kampala prostitutes flocking to the gold ...

GOMA, DR Congo / North ... deployed in the area with a limited mandate to protect civilians and themselves. In all, about 30 armed groups are active in the region, where they have lucrative stakes in ...

Operations at Bisie the world's third most productive tin mine were halted in mid-March as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced westward in restive North Kivu province. A "phased resumption" was ...

The vast country is struggling to prevent Rwanda and Uganda from seizing some of its most valuable assets.

the M23 rebels — which are allegedly backed by the Rwanda government — have taken several key areas of eastern Congo, including Goma, an important logistical hub city for mining in the region.