Glencore says it rejected an approach for its DRC operations last year
Miner and commodity trader Glencore said on Friday it had rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Dozens of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.
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Conflict in eastern DRC provokes fears of regional war
The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension
Senior government figures back move for soldiers not to return home despite 14 being killed in combat late last month.
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Armed conflict in DRC impacts responsible sourcing of minerals, says group
The Oheneba Poku Foundation (OPF) has expressed its deep concern regarding the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic ...
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European Parliament, COMECE president issue calls for EU action on DRC crisis
Fierce fighting between government forces and M23 rebels in the DRC has led to a horrific humanitarian crisis, with thousands ...
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DRC: M23 captures Bukavu’s Kavumu Airport, advances on city
On 14 February, the M23 rebels, backed by the Rwandan army, seized control of Kavumu Airport, located about 30 kilometres ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
Congo has launched a plan for the world's largest protected area - but Indigenous and local people say they haven't been ...
Families receive remains of the 14 South African soldiers killed in eastern DRC
The remains of 14 South African peacekeepers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the country on Thursday at the Air Force Base Swartkop in Pretoria.
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Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual ...