Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.

The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the Democratic Republic of Congo is often presented as a struggle to control ...

There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...

Workers at a coltan mine near Rubaya in eastern DRC, a region ... are only one part of M23’s funding, which also includes an estimated $69,500 per month in roadblock levies, as well as household ...

The United States of America is pulling its citizens out of Democratic Republic of Congo after a riotous mob attacked its ...

In Goma, power and running water are back in most residential areas. Residents of the metropolis in the east of the DR Congo have gone through a dramatic period since a rebel coalition, including the ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

Past experience with the integration of armed groups raises concerns about potential competition for resources and ...

DRC and Rwanda together supply ... argues that minerals are only one part of M23's funding, which also includes an estimated $69,500 per month in roadblock levies, as well as household taxes ...

DRC and Rwanda together supply around half the world's coltan, the metallic ore that is vital in making phones and laptops.