Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

Significant minerals found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has significant minerals found in the region.Cobalt: The DRC holds over 70 per cent ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

The march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo risks escalating into a regional conflict, with countries such as ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural ... cobalt and other minerals "crucial in the production of laptops and smartphones".