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The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry said a landslide in a major tantalum mining area occupied by rebels left many dead on Tuesday.
Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Uvira, following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions against Rwanda’s defense force and top military officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said, accusing Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo,
At least 200 people have been reported killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country's Ministry of Mines said around 70 of the victims were children,
Willy Ngoma, a spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, has been killed in a drone strike.
Feb 26 - Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States have agreed a $1.2 billion strategic health partnership, the two governments said in a joint statement on Thursday. The partnership covers the period of 2026-2031,
The governor of South Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, told The Associated Press news agency on Thursday that authorities found two mass graves with at least 171 bodies in the Kiromoni and Kavimvira neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the eastern city of Uvira.
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is entering into partnership with the U.S. for investment in Congo's minerals sector and in-country opposition to the deal is growing.
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Ange Kasongo DAKAR/KINSHASA, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo's strategic minerals from China's orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington's advance into a region its rival dominates,
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 leaders say they have agreed to withdraw from the key town of Uvira in the eastern DRC at the request of the Trump administration. This came just days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the city’s ...
Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo qualify for the 2026 Africa U-17 Cup of NationsThe curtain fell on February 27 on the 2026 edition of