A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s ...

Glencore (GLNCY) has held preliminary talks about selling its multibillion dollar copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important ...

Violence escalated when the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement rebels seized control of Goma, a key mining city in eastern ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural treasures beneath their feet," said The Times. The region boasts a "dizzying array" of riches, ...

The hunt for tech-industry minerals in eastern Congo harks from a different age to the products they will become. Filthy miners use only shovels and prospecting pans while scouring muddy hills for ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

According to a local civil society organization, the M23 has already distributed materials to resume mining operations at these sites. The latest UN report on Congo said there are currently around ...

"The source of misery for the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the vast natural ... such as gold and diamonds, but the "most coveted are the lesser known": coltan ...