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Congo, critical minerals and allied democratic forces

US open to minerals partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that seized swathes of its territory this year.

Snopes on MSN · 17d

What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo

MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the reported killings were under investigation but remained unverified.

E&E · 3d

Trump admin ‘open’ to partnering with mineral-rich Congo

A State Department spokesperson said the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a significant share of the world's critical minerals.

The Daily Monitor on MSN · 3d

US open to minerals partnerships with DR Congo

Andre Wameso, deputy chief of staff to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, travelled to Washington earlier this month for talks on a partnership, two sources told Reuters. Thank you for reading Nation.

EconoTimes · 4d

U.S. Open to Critical Minerals Partnership with Congo Amid Regional Tensions

The United States is considering a critical minerals partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a State Department statement. This follows outreach from a Congolese senator proposing

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Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Foreign Affairs7d

How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

Live Science on MSN8d

Poisoning or bacterial meningitis could be behind dozens of mysterious deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning ...

Catholic News Agency5d

Caritas Internationalis warns violence in Democratic Republic of Congo may become regional

The ongoing violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which keeps escalating, risks spreading to the entire nation and even becoming regional if there is no immediate ...

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Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

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Myths of coltan exploitation in the DR Congo

For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...

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