M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging ...

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern ...

KINSHASA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels have killed at least 80 people in eastern Congo in recent weeks, Congolese ...

The Trump administration sanctioned four entities over their role in the critical minerals trade in eastern DR Congo as it ...

More than 50 House Democrats are calling on the State Department to provide more information about a minerals-for-security ...

The United States has sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as ...

The United States has imposed tough new sanctions on a Congolese militia group, a local mining company, and two exporters in ...

Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan mining quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025 ...

Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration aiming for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo.

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting and commit to a comprehensive peace agreement that would include the restoration ...