The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis ...

“Look closely at the map of conflict zones ... are classified as Red”. In the DRC, coltan is classified as a “strategic material”, at par with cobalt and germanium. These metals, useful ...

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

“Look closely at the map of conflict zones, it corresponds to the map of mining ... are classified as Red”. In the DRC, coltan is classified as a “strategic material”, at par with cobalt and germanium ...

Show more Show less The Rubaya coltan mine generates around $800,000 in revenue each month for the Rwanda-backed M23 The DRC's east is believed to hold between 60 and 80 percent of the world's ...

They also allege the M23 group is smuggling gold, coltan and other minerals out of the DRC. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame denies any involvement with M23 but has in the past justified sending ...

The crown jewel in the M23's territorial expansion is the DRC's largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800 000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral ...

The crown jewel in the M23's expansion is the DRC's largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800,000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral from ...

Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi met Tuesday ... exploit the region's valuable minerals such as gold and coltan. Rwanda denies providing the M23 with military ...