Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...
Leaders across Africa call for end to DR Congo conflict
African leaders asked defense chiefs for a road map to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A Conflict in Congo
Congo’s mines are making the rebels — and their patrons in Rwanda — rich. A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
Rwanda has economic as well as security interests. Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other ...
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South Africa Govt Rejects DR Congo Troop Withdrawal Proposal
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has firmly dismissed calls for South Africa to withdraw its soldiers from the ...
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DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the ...
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...