Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

It recently renewed its permits until 2048, according to government records. Congo’s mining registry said the map they’re using came from files from the ICCN, the body responsible for managing ...

conveniently making space for Kimia Mining's activities. Despite claims that official maps are being followed, the ICCN (the body managing Congo's protected areas) refutes this, insisting that the ...