Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has only intensified.The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion – which claims to control the main eastern ...

After the M23 militia advanced on Goma in eastern DRC, hospitals report they have now reached capacity. While the militia has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

DRC and Rwanda together supply around half ... 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 ...

They accuse Rwanda of supporting an armed group, M23, that resurfaced in eastern DRC in 2021 and controls ... per month in roadblock levies, as well as household taxes, forced agricultural labour ...