Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region that suffered two devastating wars between 1996 and 2003.

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...

Abiotic factors are the nonliving, physical and chemical factors that shape the environment. Abiotic factors include sunlight, temperature, water, soil, carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen and even ...

By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Reporting from Dakar, Senegal, and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States on Tuesday advised U.S. nationals to leave the Democratic ...

Nangaa partners with Rwandan-backed insurgents Rebel coalition seeks to tap into frustration, misrule UN and other powers urge Rwanda to withdraw troops from Congo Live coverage: Jan 27 (Reuters ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a ...

Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing 750 million metric tons of CO₂ annually, the Republic of Congo holds a strategic position. The country is also home to ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...

Several towns that fell to armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been recaptured by government forces, according to the Congolese army. The Armed Forces of the ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...