Democratic Republic of Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium among other minerals, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized swathes of its territory this year.

US Open to Minerals Partnerships With Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a ...

It is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman – or a Christian. Disease is rampant, and children as young as 4 are being forced to work in mines. The Democratic Republic of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is 95% Christian, yet the faithful are being targeted by jihadists. Just last month, Islamist ADF terrorists, who want the eastern part of the country to become a ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much of the east of the country this year.

The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo. The BBC speaks to multiple sources who say M23 fighters hunted down and killed young men in Goma.

Soldiers of the Armed forces of the Democratic republic of Congo (FARDC) ride on top of a tank as they leave the city of Goma, on 23 January 2025 towards Sake. Picture: AFP KINSHASA - Authorities ...

The ongoing violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which keeps escalating, risks spreading to the entire nation and even becoming regional if there is no immediate ...

A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...