The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in a bid to secure US support in their fight against the M23 rebels and ...

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...

Facing ongoing defeats and diminishing regional support, the Democratic Republic of Congo considers negotiating with M23 ...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the African Union’s peace mediator for the conflict in Congo, is pushing for direct talks ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

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Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated ...