Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...

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M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...

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A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

African infrastructure and investment. Trade is increasingly seen as the anchor to alleviating poverty through cross-border economic exchange, especially in the mining sector, during this era of the ...

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