The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is 95% Christian ... secure and prosperous Congo would do wonders for the global economy and regional security." Paul Tilsley is a veteran correspondent who ...

As M23 rebels take Bukavu and the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo worsens, Michel Tissier, peace advocate ...

The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

Consequences of the United States rapidly slashing foreign aid are reverberating across the world, including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an unidentified illness with Ebola-like ...

It is not Rwanda's policies that unsettle Western powers, but Rwanda's defiance of a long-standing hierarchical relationship, ...

Democratic Republic of Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium among other minerals, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized swathes of its territory this year.