Residents living near a mine contracted respiratory illnesses following continued exposure to sulfur dioxide gas, a US ...

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...

Rwanda has critisised sanctions imposed by the United States, calling the measures unjust and one-sided amid escalating tensions over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Rwanda’s government spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, has emphasised that the country wants security and safety for its people and that neighbouring DR Congo should commit to peaceful efforts to address ...

Contrary to what was earlier announced, the Congolese army (FARDC) and its coalition forces have not withdrawn their attack drones from the town of Walikale, a situation that is delaying the ...

Global Effect of the Congo Crisis The Congolese people have been blessed with spectacular wealth of diamonds, gold, coltan, copper, cobalt, and a plethora of other minerals that economists say are ...

28 January 2025 — The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. It ...