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The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...
Mining group backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos expands into DR Congo
A mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a bet that the ...
War-hit Congo park turns to chocolate gorillas in conservation push
Threatened by armed conflict, volcanic activity and rampant deforestation, Africa's oldest national park is turning to a new ...
Americans linked to Congo coup attempt plead not guilty to US criminal charges
Four Americans have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in federal court in Utah after authorities said they conspired to ...
Congo Reverses Course and Agrees to Cease ‘Hostilities’ With M23
Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint ...
New front in US-China rivalry opens, this time in Congo’s copper and cobalt mining heartland
DRC has offered US access to its vast mineral wealth as part of a broader plan to end violence in the country’s east, where ...
Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...