A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

Image via Resource Matters. Mongabay: This is not the first time there’s been fighting in eastern DRC; it’s been on and off for decades now. How does mineral wealth in that region shape that ...

to suspend a controversial mineral resources deal with Rwanda after the deadly capture of the provincial capital of eastern DRC by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The bloodshed in Goma has left at least ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly ...

“The DRC is home to a vast reserve of minerals ... “Our soldiers have been sent there to become bodyguards of the mineral resources,” he said.

South Kivu is similarly rich in these resources and boasts fertile land ... Like Rwanda, Uganda has been plundering the DRC’s mineral wealth for decades. The unfolding disaster is inseparable ...