Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
By John Cannon The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has ...
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African leaders await response to call for ceasefire in eastern DRC
African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and ...
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
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F1 'monitoring' Rwanda-DRC developments amid potential race
After Wagner implored Domenicali to "rule Rwanda out as a potential host," the sport said it was monitoring the situation. "We have been closely monitoring the developments relating to the DRC and ...
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DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...
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Rwandan and Congolese leaders meet over eastern DRC conflict
But a United Nations report said last year Rwanda had around 4,000 troops in the DRC and profited from smuggling out of the country vast amounts of gold and coltan -- a mineral vital for phones ...
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Formula 1 race in Rwanda would be ‘blood-stained’, says DRC
DRC minister of foreign affairs Therese Kayikwamba Wagner wrote to F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali this week to urge him to end any talks with Rwanda, which the DRC has accused of trying to ...