With three neighbouring armies already on the ground, a conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is evolving into a wider regional war.

03/31/2025 March 31, 2025 Despite its vast mineral wealth, the Democratic Republic of Congo's riches remain elusive to most of its people. Colonialism, rebels and corrupt leaders have perpetuated ...

Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will engage in direct negotiations in the coming days to end the conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east, according to the presidency of Angola ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions and Congo’s proposed minerals deal with the ...

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports is a sign that even the world's largest producer is now feeling the pain of historically low ...

It would have been their first direct engagement with Congo's government after President Felix Tshisekedi reversed his longstanding refusal to speak to the rebels. The Congo River Alliance ...

M23 has seized eastern Congo's two largest cities in a swift offensive that has left thousands dead, forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and piled pressure on President Felix Tshisekedi.

Since M23 stepped up its offensive in January, it has seized control of eastern Congo’s two largest cities in fighting that has killed thousands and raised fears of a wider regional war.

Neither China's mission to the UN nor its embassy in London responded when asked why China had criticised Rwanda. But the critical importance to China of DR Congo's renowned mineral wealth may ...

A Congolese general expressed "indignation" on Friday about social media comments by Uganda's military chief that threatened to seize a city in northern Congo, reflecting heightened diplomatic ...

Cobalt production in Congo has soared in recent years, as China’s CMOC Group ramped up output at two large mines in the country causing supply to race ahead of demand and prices to tumble.