Landslides kill 227 at Democratic Republic of Congo coltan mines at the centre of Washington’s struggle to control vital mineral resources

The supply chain for coltan and other strategic minerals is long, opaque and deliberately fragmented. Each layer adds distance between the ultimate beneficiaries—giant tech corporations such as Apple, ...
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Sexual violence surged amid war in DRC’s North Kivu last year: UN

Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) deployed to fight M23 rebel militants attend trial on desertion, theft and rape charges at the Musienene military court, in ...
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Rwanda: M23 Rebels - UN Sees Progress in Talks but Warns Violence Persists

The United Nations has welcomed signs of progress in talks aimed at reducing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
UNHCR

UNHCR concerned about violence in North Kivu as 3,000 people flee homes

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 24 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency expressed concern Tuesday about mounting violence against Congolese civilians in North Kivu province after some ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city

Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city - Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of men in military uniform were seen early Monday morning marching with thei ...
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On the road to DR Congo’s Uvira, a peace deal cooked up in Washington shows its true face

For months, people feared an onward assault on nearby Uvira, which had become an important stronghold for the Congolese army and pro-government militias (known as Wazalendo), and an entry point for ...