EU facing pressure to drop Rwanda mineral deal over DRC involvement - but fears China could step in
The EU is giving Rwanda's government £750m to develop its infrastructure. With competition from China and other countries, ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...
‘Days of mass burials ahead’ as DRC mourns its dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...
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UN rights council launches probe of abuses in east DRC
The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly ...
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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UN raises concerns over alarming cases of sexual violence in the DRC
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...
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Crisis in Eastern DRC not just a national emergency – African CSOs
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Eastern and Southern Africa have described the crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as more than just a national emergency, calling it "a ...
Tasnim News Agency9d
West's Demand for DRC's Mineral Wealth Fuels Regional Tensions
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) vast mineral resources, essential for global industries, are central to the ...
The Manhattan Mercury15h
UN warns of worse to come if east DRC violence spreads
The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region.