But what it's really after, said Mr Stearns, is "to maintain a sphere of influence in the eastern DR Congo". Rwanda has ...

When a government official seems to spend more time in foreign press briefings in high end hotels and first-class flights than on the ground tackling domestic emergencies, it raises a fundamental ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural treasures beneath their feet," said The Times. The region boasts a "dizzying array" of riches, ...

The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...

Reports from eastern DR Congo are not reassuring ... local activists to denounce abuses and violence perpetrated in the gold mines of his region. “The city of Goma was seized while we were ...

Embassies have begun using armoured vehicles for trips to the airport and sending some staff across the Congo River to Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo. Three Kinshasa-based government ...

Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, three days after a call ... batteries and electronic equipment, as well as gold. Rwanda denies this, saying it wants to remove ...

However, Rwanda's critics accuse it of using the M23 to loot eastern DR Congo's minerals such as gold, cobalt and tantalum. Human Rights Watch has warned of escalating risks to civilians as DR ...

A summit of African leaders to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... smuggling out of the country vast amounts of gold and coltan, a mineral vital for phones and laptops.

The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening on Saturday, with the DR Congo president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...