The United States has imposed sanctions on an armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing it of profiting ...

The United States has imposed sanctions on an armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing it of profiting from mineral trafficking. Congolese and Chinese companies linked to this ...

The US has sanctioned Congo’s PARECO armed group, mining firms, and Hong Kong exporters over illicit coltan trade, as renewed ...

The Congolese mining company sanctioned by the United States this week has said it "categorically rejects" allegations linking it to armed groups and mineral smuggling in turbulent eastern Democratic ...

The United States government has announced targeted sanctions against a network accused of fueling conflict and engaging in ...

EAC, SADC Heads of State back merger of Nairobi and Luanda peace talks on DRC, approve former Botswana President Eric Masisi ...

Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN ...

Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More than ...

The region and its mineral wealth are in the spotlight as M23 and the DRC have pledged to sign a peace deal at a ceremony in Qatar’s capital, Doha, this month. The United States is mediating parallel ...

The prominent Donald Trump supporter and private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep his forces in Haiti for ...

Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry ...

Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan, all dug manually by impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per ...