Movement (M23) rebels have announced plans to establish their own banking system in areas under their control in the ...

Diplomatic tensions between Rwanda and Belgium have escalated over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

In a stunning blow to cease-fire hopes, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the mineral-rich town of Walikale in the ...

Moody’s Ratings has revised the outlook for the Government of Rwanda from stable to negative, while affirming the long-term ...

Mineral extraction is also highly toxic. Chemicals, like cyanide and solvents, are used to extract minerals from the ore. The ...

An increasingly volatile situation - driven by resurgent incursions by rebel militia groups - is killing and displacing ...

The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause ...

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme ...

The EU’s €800B ReArm Europe plan increases defence spending and aims to reduce reliance on US military supplies.

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. The war ...

The House Foreign Affairs Committee wants to know how to break China’s hold on African resources as Trump eyes a deal with ...