Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

A leading African priest says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of extraversion and violence,”- the idea that ...

Cobalt plays an essential role in the global clean energy transition, serving as a critical material for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries, ...

Cobalt is a critical material for the energy transition, with increased demand in recent years due to its essential role in ...

Will minerals giant China sign up to a plan to help South Africa's plan for local mineral processing and generating more ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...

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 ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...

Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...