DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...
Blood minerals in DR Congo
Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...
Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed that “at least 150 tons of coltan were fraudulently exported to Rwanda and mixed with ...
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M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
M23 insurgent group entered eastern Congo's largest city this week Rebels long funded by illicit minerals trade Congo top tantalum, cobalt producer; home to big coltan, gold deposits Jan 28 ...
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Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
Those revenue flows intensified after M23 - the latest in a long line of Tutsi-led rebellions - seized the coltan-rich Rubaya area in April, UN experts found. Congo is the world's top producer of ...