President Felix Tshisekedi urged direct trade and didn't rule out a minerals deal if tied to ending the nation's conflict.

"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of ...

It comes less than a year after the rebels seized Rubaya, a mining hub also in the country’s east, which harbors one of the ...

It comes less than a year after the rebels seized Rubaya, a mining hub also in the country’s east, which harbors one of the world’s largest deposits of coltan, a valuable mineral used in the ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

Battle for control of central African nation fuelled by increasing demand for minerals crucial in manufacture of smartphones and laptops ...

The metals, along with coltan, are considered conflict minerals because of their potential origin in the war-torn region. Mining them can "help fund armed conflict". Coltan mining in the DRC has ...

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...